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eight-lined keelback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
eight--lined -keel-back
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hebius octolineatus, a species of keelback snake found in southwestern China.

Etymology

From eight + lined + keelback, calque of translingual Hebius octolineatus.

Inflected Forms

eight-lined keelbacks (plural)

Phrases

Hebius octolineatus

Frequently Paired Words

Hebius octolineatus

Questions

What does eight-lined keelback mean?
Hebius octolineatus, a species of keelback snake found in southwestern China.
Where does eight-lined keelback come from?
From eight + lined + keelback, calque of translingual Hebius octolineatus.

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