Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteroptera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
het-eroptera
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera .

Questions

What does heteroptera mean?
A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera .

How to pronounce heteroptera

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