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rupicola

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rupi-co-la
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several South American passerine birds, of the genus Rupicola, having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head.

Etymology

From the genus name, from Latin rupicola, from rūpēs (“cliff”, “crag”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rupicolas (plural)

Synonyms

cock-of-the-rock

Questions

What does rupicola mean?
Any of several South American passerine birds, of the genus Rupicola, having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head.
Where does rupicola come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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