Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lepidopterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lep-i-dopter-ous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having scaly wings.

adj

Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.

Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Lepidoptera Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lepidopterous From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -ous.

Inflected Forms

more lepidopterous (comparative) most lepidopterous (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonlepidopterous

Frequently Paired Words

lepidopterist lepidopterology

Synonyms

lepidopteran

Questions

What does lepidopterous mean?: Having scaly wings.
Where does lepidopterous come from?: Etymology tree Translingual Lepidoptera Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lepidopterous From Translingual Lepidoptera + English -ous.

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