Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horned grebe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: horned -grebe
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of grebe native to the Northern Hemisphere, Podiceps auritus, that has tufts of feathers during the breeding season positioned like horns on the sides of the head.

Inflected Forms

horned grebes (plural)

Synonyms

Slavonian grebe

Questions

What does horned grebe mean?: A type of grebe native to the Northern Hemisphere, Podiceps auritus, that has tufts of feathers during the breeding season positioned like horns on the sides of the head.

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