Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sandhill crane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: sand-hill crane
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crane native to North America and parts of Siberia (Antigone canadensis, syn. Grus canadensis).

Etymology

Compound of sandhill + crane.

Inflected Forms

sandhill cranes (plural)

Synonyms

sandhiller trumpeter crane

Questions

What does sandhill crane mean?: A crane native to North America and parts of Siberia (Antigone canadensis, syn. Grus canadensis).
Where does sandhill crane come from?: Compound of sandhill + crane.

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