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carrion bird

/ˈkæ.ɹi.ən ˌbɜːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
car-rion bird
IPA
/ˈkæ.ɹi.ən ˌbɜːd/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a bird that subsists upon animal carcases or roadkill (e.g. a buzzard).

Etymology

From carrion + bird.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkæ.ɹi.ən ˌbɜːd/

Inflected Forms

carrion birds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce carrion bird?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.ɹi.ən ˌbɜːd/.
What does carrion bird mean?
a bird that subsists upon animal carcases or roadkill (e.g. a buzzard).
Where does carrion bird come from?
From carrion + bird.

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