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oaxaca mud turtle

/wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
oax-a-ca -mud -tur-tle
IPA
/wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.

Etymology

From Oaxaca (“polity of Mexico”) + mud turtle (“Kinosternon sp.”), a calque of translingual Kinosternon oaxacae.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/

Questions

How do you pronounce oaxaca mud turtle?
The recorded pronunciation is /wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/.
What does oaxaca mud turtle mean?
A Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.
Where does oaxaca mud turtle come from?
From Oaxaca (“polity of Mexico”) + mud turtle (“Kinosternon sp.”), a calque of translingual Kinosternon oaxacae.

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