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palila

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palila
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Loxioides bailleui, a finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with a golden-yellow head and breast.

Etymology

From Hawaiian palila.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

palilas (plural)

Questions

What does palila mean?
Loxioides bailleui, a finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with a golden-yellow head and breast.
Where does palila come from?
From Hawaiian palila.

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