Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tropicbird

/ˈtɹɒ.pɪkˌbɜɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trop-icbird
IPA: /ˈtɹɒ.pɪkˌbɜɹd/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics

Etymology

From tropic + bird.

Inflected Forms

tropicbirds (plural)

Phrases

red-tailed tropicbird

Synonyms

tropic bird boatswain bird

Questions

How do you pronounce tropicbird?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɒ.pɪkˌbɜɹd/.
What does tropicbird mean?: Any of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics
Where does tropicbird come from?: From tropic + bird.

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