lepidopterous
adjective
- relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Lepidoptera Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lepidopterous From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -ous.
- Having scaly wings.
- Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.