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tickbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tick-bird
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird, the oxpecker.

noun

A bird, the yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima).

Etymology

From tick + bird.

Inflected Forms

tickbirds (plural)

Questions

What does tickbird mean?
A bird, the oxpecker.
Where does tickbird come from?
From tick + bird.

How to pronounce tickbird

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