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tetrapterous

tetrapterous adjective: having four wings or wing-like elements.

Adjective

tetrapterous (not comparable)

  1. Having four wings or wing-like elements.

Forms of tetrapterous

alternative formtetrapteran

Origin of tetrapterous

From tetra- + -pterous.

Questions about tetrapterous

What does tetrapterous mean?
Tetrapterous means having four wings or wing-like elements.
What part of speech is tetrapterous?
Tetrapterous is an adjective.

Words near tetrapterous in the dictionary

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

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