Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plum-coloured starling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: plum--coloured s-tar-ling
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of violet-backed starling.

Example Sentences

"Plum-coloured starlings built in the paper tree and from the bougainvillaea we heard the six-noted whistling of the Paradise flycatcher."
"The abundant wealth of plants and trees has attracted some 145 species of bird, including such specimens as green coucals and plum-coloured starlings, which you may be lucky to see along two trails winding through the reserve."
"She was also busy in the garden where for several days there was a flock of up to thirty plum-coloured starlings along with a crowned hornbill and a brown-hooded kingfisher."

Inflected Forms

plum-coloured starlings (plural) plum-colored starling (alternative, US) plumcoloured starling (alternative)

Synonyms

violet-backed starling

Questions

What does plum-coloured starling mean?: Synonym of violet-backed starling.

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