Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mapwing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: map-wing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cyrestis, of Africa, Asia, and Australasia, having map-like marking on the wings.

Etymology

From map + wing.

Inflected Forms

mapwings (plural)

Questions

What does mapwing mean?: Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cyrestis, of Africa, Asia, and Australasia, having map-like marking on the wings.
Where does mapwing come from?: From map + wing.

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