Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desert whale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: de-sert whale
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Sometimes it is called the desert whale because its winter mating and calving grounds lie along a desolate stretch of Mexico's Pacific shore."

Inflected Forms

desert whales (plural)

Questions

What does desert whale mean?: gray whale

How to pronounce desert whale

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