tapacolo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of tapaculo.
Example Sentences
- "The Tapacolo frequents hedge-rows, and the bushes which are scattered at a considerable elevation over the sterile hills, where scarcely another bird can exist: hence it plays a conspicuoous part in the ornithology of Chile."
- "The typical slaty finch of Santa Isabel and two species of honey creepers were by far the commonest, followed by a small, slaty tapacolo."
- "Birds were more abundant than at Villa Nougués, but the tapacolo was not forthcoming."
- "The llamas, mice of the genera Nyctomys and Chinchillula, and the tapacolo bird (Scytalopus) are typical residents of the mountain Andean province."
- "Tapacolos are stocky birds 4½ to 10 inches ( 11 - 25 cm ) long with short rounded wings and powerful legs and feet."
Etymology
Originally a misspelling by Charles Darwin. Darwin's journals were sufficiently influential that this spelling became adopted by many naturalists.