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hawkbill

/hˈɔkbˌɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hawk-bill
IPA
/hˈɔkbˌɪl/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hawksbill.

noun

A style of blade with a hooked end (so named for its fancied resemblance to a hawk's bill).

Inflected Forms

hawkbills (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

billhook crowbill

Synonyms

hawksbill turtle hawksbill tortoiseshell turtle eretmochelys imbricata

Questions

How do you pronounce hawkbill?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔkbˌɪl/.
What does hawkbill mean?
Alternative form of hawksbill.

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