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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stonechat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
stonechat
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects.

Etymology

From stone + chat.

Inflected Forms

stonechats (plural)

Phrases

African stonechat Amur stonechat common stonechat European stonechat Fuerteventura stonechat Reunion stonechat Siberian stonechat white-tailed stonechat

Synonyms

saxicola torquata

Questions

What does stonechat mean?
Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects.
Where does stonechat come from?
From stone + chat.

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