Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seedsnipe

/ˈsiːd.snaɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seed-snipe
IPA: /ˈsiːd.snaɪp/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of four species of herbivorous wading birds in the family Thinocoridae, endemic to South America.

Etymology

From seed + snipe.

Inflected Forms

seedsnipes (plural)

Phrases

rufous-bellied seedsnipe white-bellied seedsnipe grey-breasted seedsnipe least seedsnipe

Questions

How do you pronounce seedsnipe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːd.snaɪp/.
What does seedsnipe mean?: Any of four species of herbivorous wading birds in the family Thinocoridae, endemic to South America.
Where does seedsnipe come from?: From seed + snipe.

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