Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leach's kingfisher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: leach's k-ing-fish-er
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, of northern Australia and New Guinea.

Obsolete

Etymology

Named after William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English zoologist and marine biologist.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Leach's kingfishers (plural)

Questions

What does leach's kingfisher mean?: The blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, of northern Australia and New Guinea.
Where does leach's kingfisher come from?: Named after William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English zoologist and marine biologist.

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