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zhenniao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zhen-niao
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟 (zhènniǎo)

Synonyms

zhen

Questions

What does zhenniao mean?
A poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.
Where does zhenniao come from?
Borrowed from Chinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟 (zhènniǎo)

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