lepidopteron

English Thesaurus

1. insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	insect,
definition	:	small air-breathing arthropod (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	butterfly,
definition	:	diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	moth,
definition	:	typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	lepidoptera, order lepidoptera,
definition	:	moths and butterflies (noun.animal)