Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tephritid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tephri-tid
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies.

adj

Relating to this family.

Example Sentences

"The long-term goal of the proposed research is to provide a range of tools that will facilitate management of invasive tephritid pests, thus decreasing control costs and environmental impact."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Tephritidae, equivalent to Latin tephrītis + -id.

Inflected Forms

tephritids (plural)

Questions

What does tephritid mean?: A member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies.
Where does tephritid come from?: Borrowed from translingual Tephritidae, equivalent to Latin tephrītis + -id.

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