Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sungrebe

/ˈsʌn.ɡɹib/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sun-grebe
IPA: /ˈsʌn.ɡɹib/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of aquatic bird, Heliornis fulica, in a monotypic genus of the family Heliornithidae, found in Central and South America.

Etymology

From sun + grebe.

Inflected Forms

sungrebes (plural)

Synonyms

finfoot

Questions

How do you pronounce sungrebe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌn.ɡɹib/.
What does sungrebe mean?: A species of aquatic bird, Heliornis fulica, in a monotypic genus of the family Heliornithidae, found in Central and South America.
Where does sungrebe come from?: From sun + grebe.

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