bonin greenfinch
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Chloris kittlitzi, an endangered species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, endemic to the Bonin islands of Japan.
Example Sentences
- "In addition to the short-tailed albatross, Japanese crested ibis, Japanese stork, and Pryer's woodpecker, the ordinance covers the Canadian goose, Bonin buzzard, […] Bonin greenfinch and Lidkh's jay. Violators of the ordinance are liable to a term in prison at hard labor of up to one year or fines of up to 50,000 yen ($160)."