Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngaio weevil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ngaio wee-vil
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anagotus stephenensis, a large flightless weevil found only on Stephens Island in New Zealand.

Inflected Forms

ngaio weevils (plural)

Questions

What does ngaio weevil mean?
Anagotus stephenensis, a large flightless weevil found only on Stephens Island in New Zealand.

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