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lepidopterology

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lep·i·dop·ter·y  (lp-dpt-r) also lep·i·dop·ter·ol·o·gy (-t-rl-j)
n.
The branch of entomology that deals with lepidopterans.
lepi·dopter·ist n.
lepidopterology
a branch of zoology that studies butterflies and moths. — lepidopterist, n.
See also: Butterflies
the branch of entomology that studies butterflies. — lepidopterologist, lepidopterist, n.
See also: Zoology
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Noun1.lepidopterology - the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera
lepidoptery
bugology, entomology - the branch of zoology that studies insects


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What taxonomical photography has in common with lepidopterology, poison-frog collecting, and train spotting is that it, too, can be a means of nurturing an idiosyncratic obsession.
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