Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wedgetail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
wed-getail
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eaglehawk.

noun

A damselfly of the genus Acanthagrion.

Etymology

From wedge + tail.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does wedgetail mean?
The eaglehawk.
Where does wedgetail come from?
From wedge + tail.

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