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apocritan

apocritan noun: any insect of the suborder Apocrita.

Noun

apocritan (plural apocritans)

  1. Any insect of the suborder Apocrita

Forms of apocritan

pluralapocritans

Origin of apocritan

From taxonomic name Apocrita + -an.

Questions about apocritan

What does apocritan mean?
Apocritan means any insect of the suborder Apocrita.
What part of speech is apocritan?
Apocritan is a noun.
What is the plural of apocritan?
The plural of apocritan is apocritans.

Words near apocritan in the dictionary

  1. apocrisiaries
  2. apocrisiarii
  3. apocrisiarius
  4. apocrisiary
  5. apocrisis
  6. apocritan
  7. apocritans
  8. apocrypha
  9. apocryphal
  10. apocryphalist
  11. apocryphalists

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