macrolepidoptera

pl. A collector's term for butterflies. It is of no scientific value. măc-ro-bā-sis, s. [Pref. macro-, and Gr. basis = a stepping, a movement.] Entom.: A genus of Can thar ide. Macro basis unicolor is an American blister beetle, the larva of which feeds on the potato. măc-ro-bi-ot-ic, a . [Gr. makrobios , makrobiotos long-lived: makros =long; bios =life; Fr. macro biotique .] Long-lived. măc-ro-bi-ot-i-dæ, s. pl . [Mod. Lat. macrobi ot(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ . | Zool .: A family of spiders, order Tardigrada (Bear or Sloth Animalcules). It consists of microscopic spiders, found in wet mo , and in the gutters of houses, . They have elongated bodies, with four legs. They are hermaphrodite. So low are they in organization, that they have been placed by some with the Infusoria, and by others with the Rotifer a. macrology măc-rô-çěph-a-lous, adj. [Pref. macro-, and Eng. cephalous.] Bot.: A name applied by Richard to dicotyledonous embryos, with a certain cohesion between the cotyledons.