Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

painted snipe

/ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: paint-ed s-nipe
IPA: /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).

Etymology

painted + snipe

Inflected Forms

painted snipes (plural) painted-snipe (alternative)

Phrases

Australian painted snipe greater painted snipe South American painted snipe

Questions

How do you pronounce painted snipe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/.
What does painted snipe mean?: Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).
Where does painted snipe come from?: painted + snipe

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