Raphus

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

The genus comprising the dodo and related extinct flightless birds of the family Raphidae.

“Museum exhibits of raphus remains draw visitors fascinated by the story of the dodo.”

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Synonyms

dodo

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Wordle

PH digraph, ends in -US, vowels A and U, scientific taxonomy term

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Scrabble

PH as two tiles, 11 base points, rare science term with good tile value

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raphes raptus

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