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Noun: lepidopteran  `le-pi'dóp-tu-run
  1. Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
    - lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron

Derived forms: lepidopterans

Type of: insect

Part of: Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera

Encyclopedia: Lepidopteran

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