lepidopterus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”) +‎ -o- +‎ Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫɛ.pɪˈdɔp.tɛ.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [le.piˈdɔp.te.rus] === Adjective === lepidopterus (feminine lepidoptera, neuter lepidopterum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) scaly-winged (relational, New Latin) Lepidoptera—butterflies and moths ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== lepidopterous (English)