Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foliage-gleaner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: fo-liage--glean-er
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Meaning

noun

An individual of various species of the genera Automolus and Clibanornis, perching birds of the New World.

Etymology

From foliage + gleaner.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: foliage
Suffix: gleaner

Inflected Forms

foliage-gleaners (plural)

Phrases

brown-rumped foliage-gleaner buff-throated folaige-gleaner chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner chestnut-crowned foliage-gleaner cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner fawn-throated foliage-gleaner henna-capped foliage-gleaner henna-hooded foliage-gleaner

Questions

What does foliage-gleaner mean?: An individual of various species of the genera Automolus and Clibanornis, perching birds of the New World.
Where does foliage-gleaner come from?: From foliage + gleaner.

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