Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sapphirewing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sap-phirew-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hummingbird of the genus Pterophanes, of which the great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) is the only species.

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Questions

What does sapphirewing mean?
A hummingbird of the genus Pterophanes, of which the great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) is the only species.

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