Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheathbill

/ˈʃiːθ.bɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheath-bill
IPA: /ˈʃiːθ.bɪl/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two species of scavenging birds in the genus Chionis which breed only on the Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands.

Etymology

From sheath + bill.

Inflected Forms

sheathbills (plural)

Phrases

black-faced sheathbill Chionis minor snowy sheathbill Chionis albus

Questions

How do you pronounce sheathbill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃiːθ.bɪl/.
What does sheathbill mean?: Either of two species of scavenging birds in the genus Chionis which breed only on the Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands.
Where does sheathbill come from?: From sheath + bill.

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