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embiopteran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-biopter-an
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.

Etymology

From translingual Embioptera + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

embiopterans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

embiopterous

Synonyms

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Questions

What does embiopteran mean?
Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.
Where does embiopteran come from?
From translingual Embioptera + -an.

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