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ladder-backed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
lad-der-backed
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Having horizontal stripes on the back, reminiscent of a ladder; -- used of birds; as, a ladder-backed woodpecker .

Questions

What does ladder-backed mean?
Having horizontal stripes on the back, reminiscent of a ladder; -- used of birds; as, a ladder-backed woodpecker .

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