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Definition of Lepidopterous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Lepidopterous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepidopterous
Literary usage of Lepidopterous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1861)
"It is well known that the normal form of a lepidopterous larva is a cylinder,
flattened beneath, and slightly tapering and rounded at each end. ..."
2. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"From Mexico: lepidopterous larvae in garlic and dried fruit, and Calandra sp.
in tamarind seed. From Tahiti: larvae of borers in orange wood. ..."
3. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"TWO NEW lepidopterous BORERS. BY OTTO LUGGER, ST. ANTHONY PARK, MINN. ...
Among the worst borers of the red- oak are several lepidopterous larvae, ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
""The Experimental Proof that the Colours of certain lepidopterous Larvas are
largely due to modified Plant Pigments, derived from Food. ..."
5. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman (1890)
"The lepidopterous Fauna of Lancashire and Cheshire. By JOHN W. ELLIS, MB(Vic.
... A most useful annotated list of the lepidopterous insects found in ..."
6. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1906)
"... if otherwise then the specimens noted above will represent a new species in
that genus. DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO lepidopterous LARVAE. ..."
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