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shortwing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
short-wing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.

noun

Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.

noun

Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.

Etymology

From short + wing.

Inflected Forms

shortwings (plural)

Questions

What does shortwing mean?
Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
Where does shortwing come from?
From short + wing.

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