macrolepidoptera

plural noun

mac·​ro·​lep·​i·​dop·​tera ˈma-krō-ˌle-pə-ˈdäp-tə-rə 

: lepidoptera (such as butterflies, skippers, saturniids, and noctuids) that include most of the large forms and none of the minute ones

Word History

Etymology

macro- + lepidoptera

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for macrolepidoptera

• antisera
• cladocera
• hemiptera
• homoptera
• lonicera
• neuroptera
• oenothera
• orthoptera
• phylloxera
• primavera
• spodoptera
• subgenera