noun.
Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths, characterized by four membranous wings covered with small scales and having larvae that are called caterpillars.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as lepidopterous.
noun.
Same as lepidopter.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Same as lepidopterous.
noun.
An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales; a lepidopterous insect.