Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frogmouth

/fɹˈɑɡmˌaʊθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: frog-mouth
IPA: /fɹˈɑɡmˌaʊθ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia

Etymology

From frog + mouth, from its mouth shape.

Inflected Forms

frogmouths (plural)

Phrases

Blyth's frogmouth Dulit frogmouth frogmouth catfish Gould's frogmouth Hodgson's frogmouth Javan frogmouth large frogmouth marbled frogmouth

Questions

How do you pronounce frogmouth?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈɑɡmˌaʊθ/.
What does frogmouth mean?: Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia
Where does frogmouth come from?: From frog + mouth, from its mouth shape.

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