Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potoo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: po-too
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

Inflected Forms

potoos (plural)

Questions

What does potoo mean?: Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

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