Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finfoot

/ˈfɪnfʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fin-foot
IPA: /ˈfɪnfʊt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Three species in three monospecific genera of aquatic bird in the family Heliornithidae.

Etymology

From Bahuvrīhi compound of fin + foot.

Inflected Forms

finfoots (plural) fin-foot (alternative)

Phrases

African finfoot masked finfoot

Questions

How do you pronounce finfoot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪnfʊt/.
What does finfoot mean?: Three species in three monospecific genera of aquatic bird in the family Heliornithidae.
Where does finfoot come from?: From Bahuvrīhi compound of fin + foot.

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