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thornbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thorn-bird
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bird of the species of genus Phacellodomus.

noun

A small South American bird (Anumbius annumbi) that builds a large and complex nest of twigs and thorns.

Archaic

Etymology

From thorn + bird.

Usage

Inflected Forms

thornbirds (plural)

Phrases

chestnut-backed thornbird freckle-breasted thornbird greater thornbird little thornbird orange-breasted thornbird orange-eyed thornbird plain thornbird rufous-fronted thornbird

Synonyms

firewood-gatherer

Questions

What does thornbird mean?
Any bird of the species of genus Phacellodomus.
Where does thornbird come from?
From thorn + bird.

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