Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scape-bird

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: scape-bird
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is released into the wild to carry away the afflictions.

Etymology

From scape + bird; modelled on scapegoat.

Inflected Forms

scape-birds (plural)

Questions

What does scape-bird mean?: A bird that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is released into the wild to carry away the afflictions.
Where does scape-bird come from?: From scape + bird; modelled on scapegoat.

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