Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paddle-tailed newt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: pad-dle--tailed newt
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of Chinese newt of the genus Pachytriton.

Example Sentences

"Even later, around 29 million years ago, some salamandrids reached Asia, and they in turn gave rise to the fire-bellied newts, paddle-tailed newts, and other Asian types."

Inflected Forms

paddle-tailed newts (plural)

Questions

What does paddle-tailed newt mean?: Any species of Chinese newt of the genus Pachytriton.

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