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lepidoptery
noun[ U ]
biology specializeduk /ˌlep.ɪˈdɒp.tər.i/ us /ˌlep.əˈdɑːp.tɚ.i/(also lepidopterology)
the scientific study of butterflies and moths (= flying insects with large wings): 鳞翅目昆虫学
His passion for lepidoptery led him to create a number of butterfly houses in Britain and abroad.他对鳞翅目昆虫学的热情促使他在英国和国外建造了许多蝴蝶屋。
She was fascinated by lepidopterology and was often to be seen in a field with her butterfly net.
He still had ambitions of success in the field of lepidopterology.
Charles Lee Remington is regarded as the father of modern lepidoptery.
Lepidoptery is a passion that is as consuming for the amateur as for the expert.
Nabokov moved back and forth between literature and lepidoptery for the rest of his life.
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