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hymenopterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-menopter-ous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran.

Etymology

Hymenoptera + -ous. From hymeno- + -pterous.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

-pterous

Frequently Paired Words

-pterous

Questions

What does hymenopterous mean?
Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran.
Where does hymenopterous come from?
Hymenoptera + -ous. From hymeno- + -pterous.

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