Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tail
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.

Etymology

From pen + tail.

Inflected Forms

pentails (plural)

Synonyms

pen-tailed treeshrew pen-tail pen-tailed tree shrew

Questions

What does pentail mean?: A species of treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.
Where does pentail come from?: From pen + tail.

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