lep

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noun

A butterfly or moth.

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Meanings

lep1

nounlep (plural leps)

plural leps

  1. raresciencesA butterfly or moth.

    Butterflies and moths belong to the insect order Lepidoptera (“leps” for short), which means “scale-wing.”

    2006, Lori A. Spencer, Don R. Simons, Arkansas Butterflies and Moths, page 3

LEP2

nounLEP (plural LEPs)

plural LEPs

  1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of local enterprise partnership.
  2. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of limited English proficient.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismnatural sciencesInitialism of Large Electron-Positron Collider.

Origin

Short for Lepidoptera.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lep

MLA

“lep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lep.

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