Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowhead

/ˈbəʊhɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: bow-head
IPA: /ˈbəʊhɛd/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Etymology

From bow + head.

Inflected Forms

bowheads (plural)

Synonyms

bowhead whale Greenland right whale ice whale Arctic whale steeple-top polar whale Russian whale greenland whale balaena mysticetus

Questions

How do you pronounce bowhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊhɛd/.
What does bowhead mean?: A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
Where does bowhead come from?: From bow + head.

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