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songbird

/ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
song-bird
IPA
/ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird having a melodious song or call.

noun

Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.

noun

A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *singwaną Proto-Germanic *sangwaz Proto-West Germanic *sangu Old English sang Middle English song English song Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English songbird From song + bird.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/
  • British English: /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/

Inflected Forms

songbirds (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsongbird songbirdlike songling

Phrases

Asian songbird crisis Songbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Frequently Paired Words

Songbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

oscine songbird songster

Questions

How do you pronounce songbird?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/.
What does songbird mean?
A bird having a melodious song or call.
Where does songbird come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *singwaną Proto-Germanic *sangwaz Proto-West Germanic *sangu Old English sang Middle English song English song Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English songbird From song + bird.

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