Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuckooshrike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cuck-ooshrike
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.

Etymology

From cuckoo + shrike.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

black cuckooshrike purple-throated cuckooshrike

Questions

What does cuckooshrike mean?
A bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.
Where does cuckooshrike come from?
From cuckoo + shrike.

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