Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrybill

/ˈɹaɪ.bɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wry-bill
IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.bɪl/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.

Etymology

From wry + bill.

Inflected Forms

wrybills (plural)

Synonyms

crookbill wry-billed plover

Questions

How do you pronounce wrybill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪ.bɪl/.
What does wrybill mean?: Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.
Where does wrybill come from?: From wry + bill.

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