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bell's vireo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
bel-l's vireo
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Vireo bellii, a songbird, dull olive-gray above and whitish below, with a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars, that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America.

Etymology

Named by Audubon after John Graham Bell, who accompanied him on his trip up the Missouri River in the 1840s.

Inflected Forms

Bell's vireos (plural)

Phrases

least Bell's vireo

Questions

What does bell's vireo mean?
Vireo bellii, a songbird, dull olive-gray above and whitish below, with a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars, that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America.
Where does bell's vireo come from?
Named by Audubon after John Graham Bell, who accompanied him on his trip up the Missouri River in the 1840s.

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