Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water cock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter -cock
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

A large gallinule ( Gallicrex cristatus ) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora .

Questions

What does water cock mean?: A large gallinule ( Gallicrex cristatus ) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora .

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