Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hourglass dolphin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
hour-glass -dol-phin
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dolphin of the species Cephalorhynchus cruciger.

Inflected Forms

hourglass dolphins (plural)

Questions

What does hourglass dolphin mean?
A dolphin of the species Cephalorhynchus cruciger.

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