Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pachyptile

/pəˈkɪptɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pachyp-tile
IPA: /pəˈkɪptɪl/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.

Example Sentences

"On the New Zealand shelf in the Tasman Sea pachyptiles are the most characteristic (the most numerous is the Pachyptila turtur)."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

Word Breakdown

Root: Pachyptila

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pəˈkɪptɪl/

Inflected Forms

pachyptiles (plural)

Synonyms

prion

Questions

How do you pronounce pachyptile?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈkɪptɪl/.
What does pachyptile mean?: Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.
Where does pachyptile come from?: Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

How to pronounce pachyptile

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