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calyptrate

Syllables: ca·lyp·trate/kəˈlɪpˌtɹeɪt/

calyptrate adjective: having a calyptra.

Adjective

calyptrate (not comparable)

  1. Having a calyptra.

Noun

calyptrate (plural calyptrates)

  1. Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae.

Forms of calyptrate

pluralcalyptrates

Origin of calyptrate

From calyptra + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From calypter + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Words that rhyme with calyptrate

Questions about calyptrate

What does calyptrate mean?
Calyptrate means having a calyptra.
What part of speech is calyptrate?
Calyptrate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce calyptrate?
Calyptrate is pronounced /kəˈlɪpˌtɹeɪt/.

Words near calyptrate in the dictionary

  1. calyptrae
  2. calyptraeid
  3. calyptraeids
  4. calyptral
  5. calyptras
  6. calyptrate
  7. calyptrates
  8. calyptriform
  9. calyptrimorphous
  10. calyptrogen
  11. calyptrogens

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