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phainopepla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phain-ope-pla
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens.

Etymology

Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “shine”) + πέπλος (péplos, “robe”)

Inflected Forms

phainopeplas (plural)

Questions

What does phainopepla mean?
A small crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens.
Where does phainopepla come from?
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “shine”) + πέπλος (péplos, “robe”)

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