Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pel's fishing owl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pel's -fish-ing owl
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Scotopelia peli, a large owl that feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers.

Etymology

Named in honor of Hendrik Severinus Pel, who was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast (now Ghana) from 1840 till 1850.

Inflected Forms

Pel's fishing owls (plural)

Questions

What does pel's fishing owl mean?: Scotopelia peli, a large owl that feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers.
Where does pel's fishing owl come from?: Named in honor of Hendrik Severinus Pel, who was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast (now Ghana) from 1840 till 1850.

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