Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rear-horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: rear-horse
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mantis (Mantodea spp.), especially a Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

Archaic

Etymology

Because it rears up when disturbed.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

rear-horses (plural)

Questions

What does rear-horse mean?: A mantis (Mantodea spp.), especially a Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
Where does rear-horse come from?: Because it rears up when disturbed.

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