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hyperoodon

/haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-oodon
IPA
/haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.

Etymology

From translingual Hyperoodon.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/

Inflected Forms

hyperoodons (plural) hyperoödon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperoodon?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪpəˈɹəʊədɒn/.
What does hyperoodon mean?
A whale in the genus Hyperoodon of the order Cetacea, comprising both species of bottlenose whale.
Where does hyperoodon come from?
From translingual Hyperoodon.

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