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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horntail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
horn-tail
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wood wasp.

Etymology

From horn + tail.

Inflected Forms

horntails (plural)

Questions

What does horntail mean?
The wood wasp.
Where does horntail come from?
From horn + tail.

How to pronounce horntail

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