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gouldian finch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
goul-dian finch
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of estrildid finch, Chloebia gouldiae, endemic to northern Australia and a common cagebird.

Etymology

From Gould (“in honor of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) bird artist and wife of English ornithologist John Gould”) + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Gouldian finches (plural)

Questions

What does gouldian finch mean?
A species of estrildid finch, Chloebia gouldiae, endemic to northern Australia and a common cagebird.
Where does gouldian finch come from?
From Gould (“in honor of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) bird artist and wife of English ornithologist John Gould”) + -ian.

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