Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooktail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hook-tail
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any dragonfly of the genus Paragomphus.

noun

A hooktail skate (Dipturus oregoni)

Etymology

From hook + tail.

Inflected Forms

hooktails (plural)

Questions

What does hooktail mean?
Any dragonfly of the genus Paragomphus.
Where does hooktail come from?
From hook + tail.

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