Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiery skipper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: fiery skip-per
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.

Etymology

So called because the males are a bright flame-like color.

Inflected Forms

fiery skippers (plural)

Questions

What does fiery skipper mean?: Hylephila phyleus, a hesperiid butterfly.
Where does fiery skipper come from?: So called because the males are a bright flame-like color.

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