Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hover-fly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: hov-er-fly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hoverfly; any insect, of the Syrphidae family, having wasp-like markings

Dated

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

hover-flies (plural)

Synonyms

flower-fly flower fly

Questions

What does hover-fly mean?: Alternative form of hoverfly; any insect, of the Syrphidae family, having wasp-like markings

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