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nematoceran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ne-ma-to-cer-an
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Nematocera, a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges.

noun

Any fly of the Nematocera

Etymology

From translingual Nematocera + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nematocerans (plural)

Questions

What does nematoceran mean?
Of or relating to the Nematocera, a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges.
Where does nematoceran come from?
From translingual Nematocera + -an.

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