lepidopterous
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Scintilla, sin-til′a, n. a spark: a glimmer: the least particle: a trace: a genus of bivalve molluscs: a genus of lepidopterous insects.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Darwin was well aware of the power of individual colour adjustment, now known to be possessed by large numbers of lepidopterous pupae and larvae.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
Its most deadly enemy in the insect world is a small insect of the lepidopterous variety, which is known as the coffee-leaf miner.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Semidiur′na, a group of lepidopterous insects including the hawk-moth.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
