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long-billed curlew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
long--billed curlew
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Numenius americanus, a large North American shorebird.

Inflected Forms

long-billed curlews (plural)

Synonyms

sicklebird candlestick bird

Questions

What does long-billed curlew mean?
Numenius americanus, a large North American shorebird.

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