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obscure honeyeater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
ob-scure honeyeater
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Caligavis obscura, a honeyeater species found in New Guinea.

Etymology

From obscure + honeyeater, a partial calque from translingual of either translingual Meliphaga obscura, translingual Lichenostomus obscurus or translingual Caligavis obscura.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

obscure honeyeaters (plural)

Phrases

Caligavis obscura

Frequently Paired Words

Caligavis obscura

Questions

What does obscure honeyeater mean?
Caligavis obscura, a honeyeater species found in New Guinea.
Where does obscure honeyeater come from?
From obscure + honeyeater, a partial calque from translingual of either translingual Meliphaga obscura, translingual Lichenostomus obscurus or translingual Caligavis obscura.

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