Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semipalmated plover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: semi-pal-mat-ed -plover
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.

Example Sentences

"And, speaking of relative banalities, the recurring Semipalmated Plover at the Broom Sewage Works may have inured us slightly to the status of the species as a rare vagrant, but it was an undeniable "mega" when one was discovered on Lord Howe Island on 23 March."

Inflected Forms

semipalmated plovers (plural)

Questions

What does semipalmated plover mean?: A species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.

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