Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maxwell's otter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: maxwell's ot-ter
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, a subspecies of the smooth-coated otter.

Etymology

Named after Gavin Maxwell, who brought one of these otters to Scotland from Iraq.

Inflected Forms

Maxwell's otters (plural)

Questions

What does maxwell's otter mean?: Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, a subspecies of the smooth-coated otter.
Where does maxwell's otter come from?: Named after Gavin Maxwell, who brought one of these otters to Scotland from Iraq.

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