ensiferan

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noun

Any insect of the suborder Ensifera.

OriginLatin ēnsifer →
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Meanings

nounensiferan (plural ensiferans)

plural ensiferans

  1. Any insect of the suborder Ensifera.

Origin

  1. Latinēnsifer“swordbearing”
  2. Englishensiferan

From translingual Ensifera + -an. Further from Latin ēnsifer (“swordbearing”).

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Translations

German Langfühlerschrecke
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Cite this entry
APA

ensiferan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensiferan

MLA

“ensiferan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensiferan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ensiferan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensiferan.

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