lepidopterology

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Scrabble points
24
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28
Letters
15
Pronunciation
/ˌlɛ.pɪˌdɑp.tɚˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Definition of lepidopterology

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
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noun

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

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Etymology

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

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