Rhopalocera

[rəupə'lɔsərə]

(n. pl.) A division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennae.

Editor: Natasha

n.pl. an order of Lepidoptera with clubbed antenn?—adjs. Rhopaloc′eral Rhopaloc′erous.

Editor: Segre