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Definition 2024
lepidopterus
lepidopterus
Latin
Adjective
lepidopterus m (feminine lepidoptera, neuter lepidopterum); first/second declension
- scaly-winged
- of or relating to the order Lepidoptera—butterflies and moths
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | lepidopterus | lepidoptera | lepidopterum | lepidopterī | lepidopterae | lepidoptera | |
| genitive | lepidopterī | lepidopterae | lepidopterī | lepidopterōrum | lepidopterārum | lepidopterōrum | |
| dative | lepidopterō | lepidopterō | lepidopterīs | ||||
| accusative | lepidopterum | lepidopteram | lepidopterum | lepidopterōs | lepidopterās | lepidoptera | |
| ablative | lepidopterō | lepidopterā | lepidopterō | lepidopterīs | |||
| vocative | lepidoptere | lepidoptera | lepidopterum | lepidopterī | lepidopterae | lepidoptera | |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.
Derived terms
- lepidopterous (English)