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patrician blue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tri-cian blue
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.

Etymology

From translingual (Lepidochrysops) patricia (the species' taxonomic name) + -an + blue (butterfly of family "Lycaenidae").

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

patrician blues (plural)

Phrases

Arabian giant Cupid Badham's blue Ball's blue Barnes' blue southern blue star blue brilliant blue Wineland blue

Frequently Paired Words

Arabian giant Cupid Badham's blue Ball's blue Barnes' blue southern blue star blue brilliant blue Wineland blue

Questions

What does patrician blue mean?
Lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.
Where does patrician blue come from?
From translingual (Lepidochrysops) patricia (the species' taxonomic name) + -an + blue (butterfly of family "Lycaenidae").

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