What is another word for lepidoptery?

Pronunciation: [lˈɛpɪdˌɒptəɹi] (IPA)

Lepidoptery is a scientific term used to describe the study of butterflies and moths. However, there are various other synonyms for this word that can be used interchangeably depending on the situation. Some of the commonly used synonyms for lepidoptery include butterfly/moth collecting, butterfly watching, and butterfly/moth observing. Additionally, other words like entomology, lepidopterology, and insectology are also used in certain contexts. These synonyms are commonly used among entomologists, insect enthusiasts, and people who are passionate about studying and observing butterflies and moths. Regardless of the synonym used, these words denote the same interest in understanding the life cycles, behaviour, and diversity of these beautiful flying insects.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Lepidoptery

  • At this point in the dreadful story I am writing, I must interrupt for a moment and describe something that happened to a good friend of mine named Mr. Sirin. Mr. Sirin was a lepidoptrerist, a word which usually means "a person who studies butterflies." In this case, however, the word "lepidopterist" means "a man who was being pursued by angry government officials," and on the night I am telling you about they were right on his heels. Mr. Sirin looked back to see how close they were--four officers in their bright-pink uniforms, with small flashlights in their left hands and large nets in their right--and realized that in a moment they would catch up, and arrest him and his six favorite butterflies, which were frantically flapping alongside him. Mr. Sirin did not care much if he was captured--he had been in prison four and a half times over the course of his long and complicated life--but he cared very much about the butterflies. He realized that these six delicate insects would undoubtedly perish in bug prison, where poisonous spiders, stinging bees, and other criminals would rip them to shreds. So, as the secret police closed in, Mr. Sirin opened his mouth as wide as he could and swallowed all six butterflies whole, quickly placing them in the dark but safe confines of his empty stomach. It was not a pleasant feeling to have these six insects living inside him, but Mr. Sirin kept them there for three years, eating only the lightest foods served in prison so as not to crush the insects with a clump of broccoli or a baked potato. When his prison sentence was over, Mr. Sirin burped up the grateful butterflies and resumed his lepidoptery work in a community that was much more friendly to scientists and their specimens.
    Daniel Handler

Related words: lepidoptera, lepidopterology, lepidopterist, lepidopterist society, lepidopterology society of america, society of lepidopterists, lepidoptera society russia, isopterology society

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