Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hodag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: hodag
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional animal in Wisconsin folklore, having a head like an ox, the bulging eyes of a frog, huge claws, a row of spikes down its back, and a dinosauric body and tail.

Inflected Forms

hodags (plural)

Questions

What does hodag mean?: A fictional animal in Wisconsin folklore, having a head like an ox, the bulging eyes of a frog, huge claws, a row of spikes down its back, and a dinosauric body and tail.

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