Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hissing adder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
hiss-ing ad-der
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hognose snake of genus Heterodon.

Inflected Forms

hissing adders (plural)

Questions

What does hissing adder mean?
A hognose snake of genus Heterodon.

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