Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dipteral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dipter-al
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two wings only.

adj

Belonging to the order of insects Diptera.

adj

Having a double row of columns on each of the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple.

Etymology

From Translingual Diptera + English -al.

Derived Forms

pseudodipteral

Questions

What does dipteral mean?: Having two wings only.
Where does dipteral come from?: From Translingual Diptera + English -al.

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