Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serpent-eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
ser-pen-t-eater
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The secretary bird.

noun

A wild goat of India and Kashmir, the markhor.

Inflected Forms

serpent-eaters (plural)

Questions

What does serpent-eater mean?
The secretary bird.

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