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dacnis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dac-nis
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of species of tanager in the genus Dacnis.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

dacnises (plural)

Phrases

black-faced dacnis black-legged dacnis blue dacnis scarlet-breasted dacnis scarlet-thighed dacnis turquoise dacnis viridian dacnis white-bellied dacnis

Questions

What does dacnis mean?
Any of a number of species of tanager in the genus Dacnis.
Where does dacnis come from?
From the genus name.

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