Macrolepidoptera

See also: macrolepidoptera

Translingual

Etymology

macro- +‎ Lepidoptera

Proper noun

Macrolepidoptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lepidoptera.

Usage notes

A traditional group that is paraphyletic, but may be rendered monophyletic by reassigning some of the member families.

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order

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