tipula

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noun

Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.

OriginLatin tippula →
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Meanings

nountipula (plural tipulas or tipulae)

plural tipulas · plural tipulae

  1. Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a common crane fly.

Origin

  1. Latintippula“water spider”
  2. Englishtipula

Related to Latin tippula (“water spider”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

litupa
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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