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vittae

vittae is the plural of vitta.

Meaning of vitta

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.

Questions about vittae

What is vittae the plural of?
Vittae is the plural of vitta.

Words near vittae in the dictionary

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

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