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- noun Plural form of
lepidopterist .
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Examples
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"It seems," commented the author, "that scientists and lepidopterists from the beginning have had no hesitation in describing and using mounted moth and butterfly specimens for book text and illustration, despite the fact that their colours fade rapidly, that the wings are always in unnatural positions, and the bodies shrivelled.
Gene Stratton-Porter: A Little Story of The Life and Work and Ideals of "The Bird Woman" 1926
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Most exciting for Britain's army of amateur moth recorders is the largest influx of the rare flame brocade moth for 130 years, with lepidopterists suspecting that the purplish-brown moth has established a breeding colony at an undisclosed location in Sussex.
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But somehow Mr. Pyle, with his bushy gray beard and long history in the butterfly game, is accorded plenty of respect both by specimen-collecting lepidopterists and the look-but-don 't-touch crowd.
Butterfly Quest Harry Zirlin 2010
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To that end, she enlists cartographers, artists, lepidopterists and tribal activists to illuminate San Francisco via multiple angles and contrasting topics.
What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post 2010
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To that end, she enlists cartographers, artists, lepidopterists and tribal activists to illuminate San Francisco via multiple angles and contrasting topics.
Book Review Roundup: What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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With growing concerns about the fragility of butterfly populations, is there any better way to create a new generation of lepidopterists?
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During the 20th century, lepidopterists finally discovered the large blue's secret: when the caterpillar hurls itself from the thyme it never eats leaves or flowers again.
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To that end, she enlists cartographers, artists, lepidopterists and tribal activists to illuminate San Francisco via multiple angles and contrasting topics.
What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post 2010
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To that end, she enlists cartographers, artists, lepidopterists and tribal activists to illuminate San Francisco via multiple angles and contrasting topics.
Book Review Roundup: What Does The Guy Who Killed Pluto Have To Say For Himself? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He corresponded with lepidopterists from around the world and once, shyly, displayed his most prized specimens before an entomology class at the University of Seoul.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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