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vitta

vitta noun: a fillet, or garland for the head.

Noun

vitta (plural vittae)

  1. A fillet, or garland for the head.
  2. A longitudinal stripe.
    • The curved black line behind the scutel is usually expanded, in connection with the metathoracic black vitta, into a broad black triangle, the apex of which does not quite attain the abdominal peduncle.1870, American Entomologist and Botanist, volume 2, page 301
  3. An oil tube in the fruit of some plants.

Forms of vitta

pluralvittae

Origin of vitta

Borrowed from Latin vitta.

Words formed from vitta

Words that rhyme with vitta

Questions about vitta

What does vitta mean?
Vitta means a fillet, or garland for the head.
What part of speech is vitta?
Vitta is a noun.
What is the plural of vitta?
The plural of vitta is vittae.

Words near vitta in the dictionary

  1. Vitré
  2. VITS
  3. vits.
  4. Vitsebsk
  5. VITT
  6. vitta
  7. vittae
  8. vittariaceous
  9. vittate
  10. Vitti
  11. vittin

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