Macrolepidoptera (noun)
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The families of butterflies and moths whose members are large enough to be of interest to the general collector.
Modern Latin (plural), from macro- + Lepidoptera.
Example sentences
“He’s been studying night-active macrolepidoptera for years now.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
