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trapezitine

US/tɹəˈpɛ.zɪ.tin/

trapezitine noun: any skipper butterfly of the subfamily Trapezitinae.

trapezitine: any skipper butterfly of the subfamily Trapezitinae
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Noun

trapezitine (plural trapezitines)

  1. Any skipper butterfly of the subfamily Trapezitinae.

Adjective

trapezitine (comparative more trapezitine, superlative most trapezitine)

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the subfamily Trapezitinae.

Forms of trapezitine

Noun
pluraltrapezitines
Adjective
comparativemore trapezitine
superlativemost trapezitine

Origin of trapezitine

Borrowed from translingual Trapezitinae. By surface analysis, translingual Trapezites + -ine. Further from Ancient Greek τρᾰπεζῑ́της (trăpezī́tēs, “banker”), τρᾰ́πεζᾰ (trắpeză, “table”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂- (“tripodal”), comprised of *tri- (“tri-, three”) and *pṓds (“foot”), themselves from *tréyes (“three”) and *ped- (“to walk, to step”).

Questions about trapezitine

What does trapezitine mean?
Trapezitine means any skipper butterfly of the subfamily Trapezitinae.
What part of speech is trapezitine?
Trapezitine can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce trapezitine?
Trapezitine is pronounced /tɹəˈpɛ.zɪ.tin/ (US).
What is the plural of trapezitine?
The plural of trapezitine is trapezitines.

Words near trapezitine in the dictionary

  1. trapeziometacarpal
  2. trapezist
  3. trapezists
  4. trapezite
  5. trapezites
  6. trapezitine
  7. trapezium
  8. trapezium bone
  9. trapezium bones
  10. trapezium rule
  11. trapezium rules

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