lep

noun

lep

noun

Etymology Short for Lepidoptera.

1

Sciences Rare A 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:

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