Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: coly
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

name

A minor river, the River Coly, in East Devon, England, which joins the River Axe near Colyford.

Example Sentences

"First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies."
"1999, Michael A. Mares, Mousebird, entry in Encyclopedia of Deserts, page 378, Coliiformes is the only order of birds endemic to Africa. Six species from two genera (Urocolius and Colius) are recognized, all of which are sedentary. Mousebirds (also known as colies) range through sub-Saharan open savannas and are often common in such areas."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius.

Inflected Forms

colies (plural)

Derived Forms

Colyford Colyton

Frequently Paired Words

Coliiformes Coliidae

Synonyms

mousebird

Questions

What does coly mean?: Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Where does coly come from?: Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius.

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