ypsilon
[ ŭp′sə-lŏn′, yōōp′- ]
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n.
Variant ofupsilon
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How to use ypsilon in a sentence
One of the commonest species is the cosmopolitan greasy-cut-worm (Agrotis ypsilon).
Garden Pests in New Zealand|D. MillerThis species is the ypsilon of Borkhausen, and the upsilon of other authors.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard SouthThis accounts for the presence of v, originating in the Greek ypsilon.
The English Language|Robert Gordon LathamYpsilon's big Greek letter, outlined in perpetual snow, is one of the famous landmarks of the northern end.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard