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megathymidae
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megathymidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈthīməˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Megathymus, type genus (from mega + Greek thymos warty excrescence, thymus) + idae : a family of strong flying No. American skipper butterflies that is often considered… … Useful english dictionary
Skipper (butterfly) — Taxobox name = Skipper Butterfly image width = 250px image caption = Green Grass Dart Skipper Butterfly, Ocybadistes walkeri regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Rhopalocera superfamilia =… … Wikipedia
Hesperioidea — Ocybadistes walk … Wikipédia en Français
Hespéroidés — Hesperioidea Hesperioidea … Wikipédia en Français
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
skipper — skipper1 /skip euhr/, n. 1. the master or captain of a vessel, esp. of a small trading or fishing vessel. 2. a captain or leader, as of a team. v.t. 3. to act as skipper of. [1350 1400; ME < MD schipper, equiv. to schip SHIP + er ER1] skipper2… … Universalium
agaveworm — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the larva of various butterflies (as Aegiale hesperiaris) of the family Megathymidae that is fried and eaten in Mexico and the U.S. called also maguey worm … Useful english dictionary
giant skipper — noun : any of various large strong flying butterflies that constitute the family Megathymidae … Useful english dictionary
hesperiidae — ˌhespəˈrīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Hesperia, type genus + idae : a large family of skipper butterflies (superfamily Hesperioidea) comprising the typical skippers see hesperia; compare megathymidae * * *… … Useful english dictionary
hesperioidea — (ˌ)heˌspirēˈȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Hesperia + oidea : a superfamily of Lepidoptera comprising insects often considered butterflies but usually distinguished from the typical butterflies by the hooked tips … Useful english dictionary
