English Explanatory Dictionary

lepidopterology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
  2. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting).

Pronunciation

/ˌlɛ.pɪˌdɑp.tɚˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word forms

lepidopterology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”), or, more recently, from translingual Lepidoptera + -ology.

Related words

lepido- lepidoptera lepidopteral lepidopteran lepidopterist lepidopteron lepidopterous

Derived words

lepidopterological lepidopterologically lepidopterologist
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