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smith's longspur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
smith's -longspur
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of the species Calcarius pictus, native to North America east of the continental divide.

Etymology

Named by American ornithologist John James Audubon after his friend Gideon B. Smith.

Inflected Forms

Smith's longspurs (plural)

Phrases

chestnut-collared longspur Lapland longspur McCown's longspur

Frequently Paired Words

chestnut-collared longspur Lapland longspur longspur McCown's longspur

Questions

What does smith's longspur mean?
A bird of the species Calcarius pictus, native to North America east of the continental divide.
Where does smith's longspur come from?
Named by American ornithologist John James Audubon after his friend Gideon B. Smith.

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