Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red-legged cormorant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: red--legged -cor-morant
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any gray cormorant of the species Poikilocarbo gaimardi which resides primarily along the southwestern coasts of South America and has vividly red legs.

Etymology

red + legged + cormorant.

Inflected Forms

red-legged cormorants (plural)

Synonyms

red-legged shag red-footed cormorant red-footed shag Gaimard's cormorant grey cormorant

Questions

What does red-legged cormorant mean?: Any gray cormorant of the species Poikilocarbo gaimardi which resides primarily along the southwestern coasts of South America and has vividly red legs.
Where does red-legged cormorant come from?: red + legged + cormorant.

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