Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selous scout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: selous s-cout
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a special forces unit of the Rhodesian army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until 1980.

Inflected Forms

Selous Scouts (plural)

Questions

What does selous scout mean?: A member of a special forces unit of the Rhodesian army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until 1980.

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