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Lepidoptera
Medical Definition: | A large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths. |
Guide Notes: | includes BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS; don't forget SILKWORMS; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted |
Previously Indexed: | Insects (1966-1974) |
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Butterflies - Slender-bodies diurnal insects having large, broad wings often strikingly colored and patterned. |
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Moths - Insects of the suborder Heterocera of the order LEPIDOPTERA. |
Lepidoptera Medical Definitions and Terms
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