lepidopterist
Use Lepidopterist in a sentence
ɪˌdɒp noun
the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
Related forms
lep·i·dop·ter·ist, noun
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| a person who studies or collects moths and butterflies | |
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Lepidopterist
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lepidopterist
1828, from Lepidoptera (Linnaeus, 1735), Mod.L. name for the insect order which comprises butterflies and moths, from Gk. lepido-, comb. form of lepis (gen. lepidos) "(fish) scale" (related to lepein "to peel") + pteron "wing, feather" (see petition).
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Example sentences
What is less well known is that he was also a lepidopterist who named dozens of new species and subspecies of butterflies.
All records in the original files were checked by a qualified lepidopterist before inclusion.
Each lepidopterist has his or her own favorite recipe.
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