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flufftail

/ˈflʌf.teɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fluff-tail
IPA
/ˈflʌf.teɪl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of nine species of bird in the genus Sarothrura, endemic to Africa.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of flufftail.

Etymology

From fluff + tail.

Inflected Forms

flufftails (plural)

Phrases

buff-spotted flufftail chestnut-headed flufftail Madagascar flufftail red-chested flufftail slender-billed flufftail streaky-breasted flufftail striped flufftail white-spotted flufftail

Questions

How do you pronounce flufftail?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflʌf.teɪl/.
What does flufftail mean?
Any of nine species of bird in the genus Sarothrura, endemic to Africa.
Where does flufftail come from?
From fluff + tail.

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