Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spadetail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spade-tail
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mutation (and associated gene) affecting the trunk mesoderm in some fish embryos.

Etymology

From spade + tail.

Inflected Forms

spadetails (plural)

Questions

What does spadetail mean?: A mutation (and associated gene) affecting the trunk mesoderm in some fish embryos.
Where does spadetail come from?: From spade + tail.

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