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micropterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cropter-ous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings.

Etymology

From micro- + -pterous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more micropterous (comparative) most micropterous (superlative) micropteran (alternative)

Questions

What does micropterous mean?
Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings.
Where does micropterous come from?
From micro- + -pterous.

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