Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verreaux's eagle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-reaux's ea-gle
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Aquila verreauxii, a large bird of prey found mainly in Africa.

Etymology

After the French naturalist Jules Verreaux, who visited southern Africa in the early 19th century and collected the type specimen for the French Academy of Sciences.

Inflected Forms

Verreaux's eagles (plural)

Synonyms

berghaan black eagle

Questions

What does verreaux's eagle mean?: Aquila verreauxii, a large bird of prey found mainly in Africa.
Where does verreaux's eagle come from?: After the French naturalist Jules Verreaux, who visited southern Africa in the early 19th century and collected the type specimen for the French Academy of Sciences.

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