Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
if it look-s -like a -duck-, swim-s -like a -duck-, and quack-s -like a -duck-, then it's prob-a-bly a -duck
IPA
150
Scrabble Score
70
Letters
16
Syllables
21
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

Questions

What does if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck mean?
Alternative form of if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

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