Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keelback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: keel-back
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.

Etymology

From keel + back.

Inflected Forms

keelbacks (plural)

Phrases

eight-lined keelback Yunnan keelback

Questions

What does keelback mean?: Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.
Where does keelback come from?: From keel + back.

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