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manx shearwater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
manx s-hear-wa-ter
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus, of the family Procellariidae.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Manx shearwaters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Manxie

Synonyms

puffinus puffinus

Questions

What does manx shearwater mean?
A long-winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus, of the family Procellariidae.

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