Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snail kite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: snail kite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.

Inflected Forms

snail kites (plural)

Questions

What does snail kite mean?: A kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.

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