Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrubbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scrub-bird
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.

Etymology

From scrub + bird.

Inflected Forms

scrubbirds (plural) scrub bird (alternative)

Phrases

noisy scrubbird

Synonyms

scrub-bird scrub bird

Questions

What does scrubbird mean?: A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.
Where does scrubbird come from?: From scrub + bird.

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