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cassican

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cas-si-can
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American bird (Psarocolius decumanus, syn. Cassicus cristatus), allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest.

noun

A piping crow.

noun

A piping crow.

Etymology

From Latin cassis (“helmet”).

Inflected Forms

cassicans (plural)

Phrases

Cracticus cassicus

Frequently Paired Words

Cracticus cassicus

Synonyms

crested oropendola cornbird piping crow-shrike

Questions

What does cassican mean?
An American bird (Psarocolius decumanus, syn. Cassicus cristatus), allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest.
Where does cassican come from?
From Latin cassis (“helmet”).

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