Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wholphin

/ˈwɑlf.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whol-phin
IPA: /ˈwɑlf.ɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).

Etymology

Blend of whale + dolphin

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑlf.ɪn/
British English: /ˈwɒlf.ɪn/

Inflected Forms

wholphins (plural) wolphin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce wholphin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑlf.ɪn/.
What does wholphin mean?: The fertile hybrid produced by cross-breeding a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father).
Where does wholphin come from?: Blend of whale + dolphin

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