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LEPIDOPTERIST
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
Synonyms:
butterfly collector; lepidopterist; lepidopterologist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lepidopterist" is a kind of...):
bug-hunter; bugologist; entomologist (a zoologist who studies insects)
Derivation:
lepidoptery (the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera)