Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sky puppy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
sky pup-py
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).

Colloquial; Humorous

Etymology

The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and sky because they can fly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sky puppies (plural)

Phrases

sky daddy

Frequently Paired Words

sky daddy sea puppy

Questions

What does sky puppy mean?
A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).
Where does sky puppy come from?
The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and sky because they can fly.

How to pronounce sky puppy

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