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racket-tail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
rack-et--tail
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of hummingbirds of the genera Ocreatus and Loddigesia (formerly Steganura or Spathura), having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped.

noun

Prioniturus spp., parrots with similar tails.

Inflected Forms

racket-tails (plural) rackettail (alternative) racquet-tail (alternative)

Questions

What does racket-tail mean?
Any of several species of hummingbirds of the genera Ocreatus and Loddigesia (formerly Steganura or Spathura), having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped.

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