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phascogale

/fæsˈkɒɡəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phasco-gale
IPA
/fæsˈkɒɡəli/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.

Etymology

From genus name, translingual Phascogale (from Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch, wallet”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”)), classified 1824 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Phascogale, φάσκωλος

Inflected Forms

phascogales (plural)

Phrases

brush-tailed phascogale northern phascogale red-tailed phascogale

Synonyms

pouched mouse wambenger

Questions

How do you pronounce phascogale?
The recorded pronunciation is /fæsˈkɒɡəli/.
What does phascogale mean?
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.
Where does phascogale come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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