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abert's towhee

/ˈeɪ.bɚts ˈtoʊ.hi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
abert's -towhee
IPA
/ˈeɪ.bɚts ˈtoʊ.hi/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Melozone aberti (syn. Pipilo aberti), a predominantly brown towhee of the southwestern United States.

Etymology

From Abert (“a surname”), after American soldier and ornithologist James William Abert.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈeɪ.bɚts ˈtoʊ.hi/

Inflected Forms

Abert's towhees (plural)

Synonyms

Abert's finch Abert's pipilo

Questions

How do you pronounce abert's towhee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.bɚts ˈtoʊ.hi/.
What does abert's towhee mean?
Melozone aberti (syn. Pipilo aberti), a predominantly brown towhee of the southwestern United States.
Where does abert's towhee come from?
From Abert (“a surname”), after American soldier and ornithologist James William Abert.

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