neolepidopteran

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noun

Any butterfly or moth in the clade Neolepidoptera.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounneolepidopteran (plural neolepidopterans)

plural neolepidopterans

Origin

  1. translingualNeolepidoptera
  2. Englishneolepidopteran

From translingual Neolepidoptera + -an.

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APA

neolepidopteran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neolepidopteran

MLA

“neolepidopteran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neolepidopteran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neolepidopteran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neolepidopteran.

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