Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

columbid

/kəˈlʌm.bɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: co-lum-bid
IPA: /kəˈlʌm.bɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Columbid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

Inflected Forms

columbids (plural)

Phrases

game bird pigeon-toed

Frequently Paired Words

columbine columboid columbid Columba Columbia Columbian Colombian Columbo

Synonyms

culver dove

Questions

How do you pronounce columbid?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlʌm.bɪd/.
What does columbid mean?: Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
Where does columbid come from?: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Columbid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

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