Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoebird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoe-bird
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe

Synonyms

shoebill Balaeniceps rex

Questions

What does shoebird mean?: large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe

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