Etymology

tipula

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Today it means: Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly. Full definition →

Latin tippula
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  1. Latin · derived fromtippula“water spider”
  2. English todaytipula

Related to Latin tippula (“water spider”).

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