Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheep ked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: sheep- ked
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.

Example Sentences

"The sheep-ked, or kaid (Melophagus ovinus), is one of the most common and annoying pests to which the sheep is subject."

Inflected Forms

sheep keds (plural)

Synonyms

sheep-tick sheep tick melophagus ovinus

Questions

What does sheep ked mean?: A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.

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