Crossword-Solution: LEPIS
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| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LEPIS | anagram | PIELS, PILES, PLIES, SIPLE, SLIPE, SPIEL, SPILE |
We have 2 clues for the answer “LEPIS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| comb form scale | 2 answers |
| scale comb form | 3 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EAETR
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with LEPIS (3)
The general term _Lepidoptera_, applied to _all_ butterflies and moths, is derived from these _scaly-wings_; _Lepis_[2] being the Greek for a _scale_, and _ptera_ meaning _wings_ in the same language.
Haughtonite and siderophyllite are black varieties rich in ferrous iron, and lepidomelane (from [Greek: lepis], a scale, and [Greek: melas], black) is a variety rich in ferric iron.
The name of the genus is the old Greek appellation of the plant _Lemna_, supposed to be derived from _Lepis_, a scale.