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noun
the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
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Lepidoptera
has a plethora of syllables.
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| given to using long words. |
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Word Origin & History
lepidoptera
1773, "insects with four scaly wings," the biological classification that includes butterflies, coined 1735 by Swed. botanist Carolus Linnaeus (Karl von Linné, 1707-78) from Gk. lepis (gen. lepidos) "(fish) scale" (related to lepein "to peel") + pteron "wing, feather" (see petition).
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