lepidopterus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”) +‎ -o- +‎ Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /le.piˈdop.te.rus/, [ɫ̪ɛpɪˈd̪ɔpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /le.piˈdop.te.rus/, [lepiˈd̪ɔpt̪erus]

Adjective

lepidopterus (feminine lepidoptera, neuter lepidopterum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) scaly-winged
2. (relational, New Latin) Lepidoptera—butterflies and moths

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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

Derived terms

• lepidopterous (English)