LEPIDOPTEROLOGY

lepidopterology, lepidoptery

(noun) the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lepidopterology (uncountable)

(biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).

lepidoptery (the hobby of butterfly collecting)

Source: Wiktionary



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19 April 2024

SUSPECT

(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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