Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adzebill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adze-bill
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two bird species of the extinct family †Aptornithidae, once endemic to New Zealand.

Example Sentences

"But other large birds were slaughtered – the flightless goose, an enormous rail now known as the adzebill, swans and pelicans, all of them, like the moa, exploited to the point of extinction after little more than 100 years."

Etymology

From adze + bill.

Inflected Forms

adzebills (plural)

Phrases

North Island adzebill South Island adzebill

Questions

What does adzebill mean?: Either of two bird species of the extinct family †Aptornithidae, once endemic to New Zealand.
Where does adzebill come from?: From adze + bill.

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