Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rufous-tailed hummingbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
ru-fous--tailed hum-ming-bird
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Amazilia tzacatl, a medium-sized American hummingbird.

Inflected Forms

rufous-tailed hummingbirds (plural)

Questions

What does rufous-tailed hummingbird mean?
Amazilia tzacatl, a medium-sized American hummingbird.

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