Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klipdachs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: klip-dachs
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of klipdas.

Example Sentences

"But if he succeeds in seizing the klipdachs before it has time to leap away, he carries it to a rocky ledge, and slowly tears it to pieces."
"He knew that in time the poor silly little klipdachs would grow careless, and, anxious for a game at play, would get too far from their homes to skip back before he could be down upon them."
"The klipdachs (hierax) and the klipspringer (Oreotragus saltatrix) are the prevalent population, now however threatened with extinction."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klippdachs, from Dutch klipdas.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Klippdachs, klipdas

Inflected Forms

klipdachses (plural)

Synonyms

rock rabbit

Questions

What does klipdachs mean?: Alternative form of klipdas.
Where does klipdachs come from?: It is traced to German.

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