walking leaf

walk·ing leaf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waw-king leef]
- /ˈwɔ kɪŋ lif/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waw-king leef]
- /ˈwɔ kɪŋ lif/

Definitions of walking leaf words

noun walking leaf leaf insect. 1
noun walking leaf walking fern. 1
noun walking leaf leaf insect 0
noun walking leaf walking fern 0
noun walking leaf leaf insect (Phylliidae family). 0

See all 5 definitions of walking leaf

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Origin of walking leaf

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Walking leaf

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Walking leaf

walking leaf popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

walking leaf usage trend in Literature

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