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1lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …
2insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …
3Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma …
4Many-plumed moth — Many plumed moths Twenty plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla: Alucitidae) Scientific classification Kingdom …
5Diamondback moth — may also refer to the ermine moth genus Scythropia. Diamondback moth Scientific classification Kingdom …
6coloration — colorational, adj. colorationally, adv. /kul euh ray sheuhn/, n. appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds. [1605 15; COLOR + ATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology,… …
7Aeroplane Monthly — Aeroplane Aeroplane Monthly Pays  Royaume Uni Langue Anglais Périodicité Mensuel …
8hawk moth — noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed • Syn: ↑hawkmoth, ↑sphingid, ↑sphinx moth, ↑hummingbird moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑ …
9melanin — melaninlike, adj. /mel euh nin/, n. any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc. [1835 45; MELAN + IN2] * * * Any of several organic compounds …
10Cliff Robertson — in 1965 Born Clifford Parker Robertson III September 9, 1923 La Jolla, California, U.S. Died September 10, 2011( …
