Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birdwatch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: bird-watch
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.

Intransitive verb

noun

A session of observing and identifying birds.

Example Sentences

"Some students can stake out a square of earth in a flowerbed and keep track of what comes up; others can start a birdwatch recording the numbers and kinds of birds they see."
"I would make a point of chatting to the tenant farmers that I met while on regular birdwatches and got to know the local village elders, but ironically it was through Chris's work in Beirut that we got in touch with the Skaff family […]"

Etymology

Back-formation from birdwatching.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

birdwatches (present, singular) birdwatching (participle, present) birdwatched (participle, past) birdwatched (past) bird-watch (alternative) birdwatches (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

birdwatching

Synonyms

bird

Questions

What does birdwatch mean?: To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
Where does birdwatch come from?: Back-formation from birdwatching.

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