Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water mouse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter -mouse
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes.

noun

Xeromys myoides

Etymology

From Middle English water mous, watermowse, equivalent to water + mouse.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: water mous

Inflected Forms

water mice (plural) water-mouse (alternative) watermouse (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

rakali

Synonyms

water rat

Questions

What does water mouse mean?: Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes.
Where does water mouse come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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