Tepid or pale

• Moths and butterflies

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1773, "insects with four scaly wings," the biological classification that includes butterflies and moths, coined 1735 in Modern Latin by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (Karl von Linné, 1707-1778) from Greek lepido- , comb. form of lepis (genitive lepidos ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: lepidopterous insect , lepidopteron ] [also: lepidoptera (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lepidoptera \Lep`i*dop"te*ra\ (-d[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + ptero`n a feather, wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lepidoptera is the fourth major studio release by Fursaxa .