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tetrapteran

tetrapteran is the alternative form of tetrapterous.

Meaning of tetrapterous

Adjective

tetrapterous (not comparable)

  1. Having four wings or wing-like elements.

Origin of tetrapteran

From tetra- + -pteran.

Questions about tetrapteran

What is tetrapteran the alternative form of?
Tetrapteran is the alternative form of tetrapterous.

Words near tetrapteran in the dictionary

  1. tetraporate
  2. tetraporphyrin
  3. tetrapotassium
  4. tetrapous
  5. tetrapropylammonium
  6. tetrapteran
  7. tetrapterous
  8. tetraptote
  9. tetraptotes
  10. tetraptych
  11. tetraptychs

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