dipteran
NOUN
/dɪptərən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
dipteran is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1P3T1E1R1A1N1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does dipteran mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER