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silktail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
silk-tail
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of the genus Lamprolia endemic to Fiji, closely related to the fantails (Rhipidura).

Etymology

From silk + tail.

Inflected Forms

silktails (plural)

Phrases

Taveuni silktail Natewa silktail

Questions

What does silktail mean?
A bird of the genus Lamprolia endemic to Fiji, closely related to the fantails (Rhipidura).
Where does silktail come from?
From silk + tail.

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