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tipula

tipula noun: any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.

Noun

tipula (plural tipulas or tipulae)

  1. Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.

Forms of tipula

pluraltipulas
pluraltipulae

Origin of tipula

Related to Latin tippula (“water spider”).

Words formed from tipula

Questions about tipula

What does tipula mean?
Tipula means any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.
What part of speech is tipula?
Tipula is a noun.
What is the plural of tipula?
The plural of tipula is tipulas.

Words near tipula in the dictionary

  1. tiptops
  2. Tiptree
  3. tiptrode
  4. tiptrodes
  5. tipu
  6. tipula
  7. tipulae
  8. tipulary
  9. tipulas
  10. tipulid
  11. tipulids

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