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pallid cuckoo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
pal-lid cuck-oo
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus, found mainly in Australia.

Inflected Forms

pallid cuckoos (plural)

Questions

What does pallid cuckoo mean?
The cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus, found mainly in Australia.

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