Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man-of-war hawk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: man-of-war hawk
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Yon black man-of-war-hawk that wheels in the light / O’er the black ship’s white sky-s’l, sunned cloud to the sight, / Have we low-flyers wings to ascend to his height?"

Etymology

From man-of-war + hawk.

Inflected Forms

man-of-war hawks (plural)

Phrases

man-of-war bird

Frequently Paired Words

man-of-war bird

Questions

What does man-of-war hawk mean?: A frigatebird
Where does man-of-war hawk come from?: From man-of-war + hawk.

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