DIPTERAN — 8 letter word
dipteran
The word dipteran has 8 letters: D, I, P, T, E, R, A, N. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "insects having usually a single anterior pair of functional wings with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking, lapping or piercing; a fly".
8 letter word "dipteran": D I P T E R A N — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 13
Letter analysis of dipteran
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of dipteran
noun
- insects having usually a single anterior pair of functional wings with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking, lapping or piercing; a fly "A dipteran is also known as a fly." Synonyms: dipterous insect
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