Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea cock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: sea -cock
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola.

noun

A gurnard, such as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).

noun

Alternative form of seacock.

Etymology

From sea + cock.

Inflected Forms

sea cocks (plural) sea-cock (alternative) seacock (alternative)

Questions

What does sea cock mean?: The black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola.
Where does sea cock come from?: From sea + cock.

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