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TWO-PRONGED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does two-pronged mean? 

TWO-PRONGED (adjective)
  The adjective TWO-PRONGED has 1 sense:

1. having two prongsplay

  Familiarity information: TWO-PRONGED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TWO-PRONGED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having two prongs

Similar:

divided (separated into parts or pieces)


 Context examples 


Scientists say they have almost eradicated populations of the world’s most invasive mosquito species from two test sites in China using a novel two-pronged approach which renders the insects infertile.

(Mosquitos rendered infertile by biological engineering, SciDev.Net)



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