Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red-backed shrike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: red-backed shrike
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.

Inflected Forms

red-backed shrikes (plural)

Synonyms

pope

Questions

What does red-backed shrike mean?: A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.

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