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proturan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tu-ran
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many proto-insects, of the order Protura, that lack eyes and wings.

adj

Of or pertaining to these insects.

Etymology

From Translingual Protura + English -an.

Inflected Forms

proturans (plural) more proturan (comparative) most proturan (superlative)

Synonyms

telsontail

Questions

What does proturan mean?
Any of many proto-insects, of the order Protura, that lack eyes and wings.
Where does proturan come from?
From Translingual Protura + English -an.

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