Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velvetbreast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vel-vetbreast
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The goosander (Mergus merganser).

American usage; Dated

Etymology

From velvet + breast.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Phrases

mountain velvetbreast

Questions

What does velvetbreast mean?
The goosander (Mergus merganser).
Where does velvetbreast come from?
From velvet + breast.

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