Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hermit-bird

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
her-mit-bird
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hummingbird of the genus Phaethornis.

noun

A Halcyonide bird of the genus Monasa.

Questions

What does hermit-bird mean?
A hummingbird of the genus Phaethornis.

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