Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stephens's kangaroo rat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: stephen-s's kan-ga-roo rat
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dipodomys stephensi, a Californian rodent.

Etymology

Named after American zoologist Frank Stephens (1849–1937).

Inflected Forms

Stephens's kangaroo rats (plural)

Questions

What does stephens's kangaroo rat mean?: Dipodomys stephensi, a Californian rodent.
Where does stephens's kangaroo rat come from?: Named after American zoologist Frank Stephens (1849–1937).

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