Lepidopter

Lepidopter
Lepidopter Lep`i*dop"ter (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. l['e]pidopt[`e]re.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Lepidoptera. [1913 Webster]

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  • lepidoptér — s. n. (sil. mf. pter), pl. lepidoptére …   Romanian orthography

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