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forcepstail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-cep-stail
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the families Evalljapygidae, Parajapygidae, and especially Japygidae.

noun

A member of dragonflies in the genera Phyllocycla (lesser forcepstails) and Aphylla (greater forcepgenus|stails).

Etymology

From forceps + tail.

Inflected Forms

forcepstails (plural)

Questions

What does forcepstail mean?
A member of Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the families Evalljapygidae, Parajapygidae, and especially Japygidae.
Where does forcepstail come from?
From forceps + tail.

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