Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadripennate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quadripen-nate
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having four wings.

Example Sentences

"The quadratus femoris is partly bipennate and partly quadripennate."
"The shortest fibres are in the plantaris which has a remarkable quadripennate structure."

Etymology

From quadri- + pennate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: quadri

Questions

What does quadripennate mean?: Having four wings.
Where does quadripennate come from?: From quadri- + pennate.

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