Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angel wing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
an-gel wing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of mollusk; a piddock.

Countable

noun

A disease of waterfowl in which the last joint of the wing becomes twisted, causing the wing feathers to point laterally outwards; a wing of this kind.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From angel + wing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does angel wing mean?
A kind of mollusk; a piddock.
Where does angel wing come from?
From angel + wing.

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