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watercock

/ˈwɔːtə.kɒk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter-cock
IPA
/ˈwɔːtə.kɒk/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gallicrex cinerea, a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gallicrex of the family Rallidae. It is a large rail found in wetland habitats in Asia.

Etymology

From water + cock.

Inflected Forms

watercocks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

waterhen water hen sand cock

Questions

How do you pronounce watercock?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔːtə.kɒk/.
What does watercock mean?
Gallicrex cinerea, a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gallicrex of the family Rallidae. It is a large rail found in wetland habitats in Asia.
Where does watercock come from?
From water + cock.

How to pronounce watercock

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