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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tipula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
tip-u-la
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.

Etymology

Related to Latin tippula (“water spider”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tipulas (plural) tipulae (plural)

Derived Forms

tipulary

Questions

What does tipula mean?
Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.
Where does tipula come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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