Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spark bird

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: spark bird
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular bird that piques one's interest in birdwatching.

Example Sentences

"The spark bird is a moment of epiphany, a conversion experience. There are “born-again birders,” no joking, and many birders cleave their lives neatly in two: “before the spark” and “after the spark.”"
"As we start walking we spot a red-winged blackbird. It’s a very significant bird in Cooper’s life, he calls it his “spark bird”, a term used to describe the type of bird that first converts a person to birdwatching."

Inflected Forms

spark birds (plural)

Questions

What does spark bird mean?: A particular bird that piques one's interest in birdwatching.

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