Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spotted dolphin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: spot-ted -dol-phin
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.

noun

Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.

noun

Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.

Example Sentences

"Spotted dolphins perform ‘genital buzzing’, in which an adult directs a rapid stream of low-pitched clicks at the genital area of another, usually a calf."

Etymology

From spotted + dolphin.

Inflected Forms

spotted dolphins (plural)

Questions

What does spotted dolphin mean?: Any of two species of dolphins of the genus Stenella.
Where does spotted dolphin come from?: From spotted + dolphin.

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