thornbill

/ˈθoɹnˌbɪl/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thorn-bill
IPA: /ˈθoɹnˌbɪl/

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Meaning

noun

Any of the passerine birds of the genus Acanthiza, native to Australia.

noun

Any of the hummingbirds of the genera Chalcostigma and Ramphomicron, native to the Americas.

Etymology

From thorn + bill.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθoɹnˌbɪl/
British English: /ˈθɔːnˌbɪl/

Inflected Forms

thornbills (plural)

Phrases

brown thornbill King Island brown thornbill buff-rumped thornbill chestnut-rumped thornbill inland thornbill mountain thornbill Papuan thornbill slaty-backed thornbill

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How do you pronounce thornbill?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθoɹnˌbɪl/.

What does thornbill mean?

Any of the passerine birds of the genus Acanthiza, native to Australia.

Where does thornbill come from?

From thorn + bill.

How to pronounce thornbill

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