Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torrent duck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: tor-ren-t -duck
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.

Example Sentences

"The mountain lakes are fed by streams that are frozen in winter but change overnight into raging torrents – the turbulent habitat of the torrent duck."

Inflected Forms

torrent ducks (plural)

Questions

What does torrent duck mean?: A species of duck, Merganetta armata, found near fast-flowing rivers in the Andes.

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