Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottle-tom

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tle--tom
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.

Example Sentences

"[…] there is no more engaging sight than a colony of “bottle-toms” flitting along from tree to tree and from branch to branch in perfect harmony and contentment."

Etymology

From bottle (from the shape of its nest) + the common given name Tom.

Inflected Forms

bottle-toms (plural)

Synonyms

long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus

Questions

What does bottle-tom mean?: Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.
Where does bottle-tom come from?: From bottle (from the shape of its nest) + the common given name Tom.

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