| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having two dorsal fins; -- said of certain fishes.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb dipterygianly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dipterygianly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dipterygian.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIPTERYGIAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Dipterygian \Dip`ter*yg"i*an\, adjective. [from Greek expression di- di`s- twice fin, diminutive of wing.]. (references) |
