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dorhawk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dorhawk
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dor + hawk. So called because it eats the dorbeetle.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dorhawks (plural)

Questions

What does dorhawk mean?
A European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
Where does dorhawk come from?
From dor + hawk. So called because it eats the dorbeetle.

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