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Noun: lepidopterous insect
  1. Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
    - lepidopteron, lepidopteran

Derived forms: lepidopterous insects

Type of: insect

Part of: Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera

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