Heterocera

plural noun

Het·​er·​oc·​era

ˌhetəˈräsərə

: a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the moths compare rhopalocera

heterocerous

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗rəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -cera

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