Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerygone

/d͡ʒəˈɹɪɡənɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gery-gone
IPA
/d͡ʒəˈɹɪɡənɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of Australasian warblers in the genus Gerygone.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Biak gerygone brown-breasted gerygone brown gerygone Chatham Island gerygone dusky gerygone fairy gerygone fan-tailed gerygone golden-bellied gerygone

Synonyms

peep-warbler

Questions

How do you pronounce gerygone?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈɹɪɡənɪ/.
What does gerygone mean?
Any of several species of Australasian warblers in the genus Gerygone.
Where does gerygone come from?
From the genus name.

How to pronounce gerygone

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