Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assapan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-s-apan
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), found in the southern and eastern United States.

Example Sentences

"Other Taguans and Assapans belong to the genus Sciuropterus, or winged squirrels. Like most of the active rodents, the Flying Squirrels are very capable of domestication, and will soon learn to prefer the society of human beings […]."
"A very keen observation, prolonged for some time, is necessary to follow an Assapan at all, to distinguish and understand the purport of its different movements, […]"
"Assapans are fond of living in colonies, and where they have not been disturbed come together in great numbers for what can be no other purpose than play."

Etymology

From Eastern Algonquian, probably Powhatan, first recorded as assapanick in 1612.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

assapans (plural)

Synonyms

assapanick

Questions

What does assapan mean?: The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), found in the southern and eastern United States.
Where does assapan come from?: From Eastern Algonquian, probably Powhatan, first recorded as assapanick in 1612.

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