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silvereye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sil-ver-eye
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very small passerine bird, of species Zosterops lateralis, native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Pacific islands, having a ring of silvery feathers around the eye.

noun

Any of several birds of the genus Zosterops having a ring of white feathers around the eyes.

Etymology

From silver + eye.

Inflected Forms

silvereyes (plural)

Synonyms

blightbird tauhou wax-eye white-eye zosteropid

Questions

What does silvereye mean?
A very small passerine bird, of species Zosterops lateralis, native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Pacific islands, having a ring of silvery feathers around the eye.
Where does silvereye come from?
From silver + eye.

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