Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omura's whale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: omu-ra's whale
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Balaenoptera omurai, a species of rorqual.

Etymology

Named after Japanese cetologist Hideo Omura.

Inflected Forms

Omura's whales (plural)

Questions

What does omura's whale mean?: Balaenoptera omurai, a species of rorqual.
Where does omura's whale come from?: Named after Japanese cetologist Hideo Omura.

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