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Word of the day: Day 36 Word: Lepidopterology Word Class: Noun Pronunciation: lep-i-dop-tuh-rol-uh-jee Definition: the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths. Examples sentence(s): They met and began working together in their common interest of lepidopterology. She is studying lepidopterology. Person who coined: ? First known usage (date): 1898 First known usage (which book, poem etc.): ? Etymology: pet (Indo-European, meaning to rush or fly) ———> lepido (Greek, meaning scale) + pteron (greek, wing or feather)l + (something greek) ——> logie (French) or logia (medieval Latin) ——> logy ——> ology (suffix, meaning field of study) = Lepidopterology Sources: (Remove the spaces for links) Merriam Webster (ww w.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lepidopterology) Dictionary.com (https://***.dictionary.com/browse/lepidopterology) Rhymezone (ww w.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?typeofrhyme=wke&loc=thesql&Word=lepidopterology) Oxford Languages (languages.oup.com) Wordsmith (https://wordsmith.org/words/lepidopterology.html)