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dipterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dipter-ous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.

adj

Having two wings.

Etymology

By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.

Inflected Forms

more dipterous (comparative) most dipterous (superlative) dipteran (alternative)

Derived Forms

nondipterous

Frequently Paired Words

apterous wingless subapterous brachypterous tripterous

Synonyms

bialate bipterous

Questions

What does dipterous mean?
Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
Where does dipterous come from?
By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.

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