Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zygopteran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zy-gopter-an
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various insects of the order Zygoptera; damselfly.

Etymology

Zygoptera + -an

Word Breakdown

Suffix: an

Inflected Forms

zygopterans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

zygopterous

Questions

What does zygopteran mean?: Any of various insects of the order Zygoptera; damselfly.
Where does zygopteran come from?: Zygoptera + -an

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