Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

essex skipper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: es-sex skip-per
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus lineola, of the family Hesperiidae.

Example Sentences

"The Essex skipper declined by 67% between 2000 and 2009 and the small skipper declined by 62% in the same period. Both species’ caterpillars live on grasses found on field margins."

Inflected Forms

Essex skippers (plural)

Synonyms

European skipper

Questions

What does essex skipper mean?: A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus lineola, of the family Hesperiidae.

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