Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack-bird
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species.

Example Sentences

"The young bird had the plumage of the saddleback, not the even chestnut of the jackbird, although its plumage was rather duller than that of the adult."

Inflected Forms

jackbirds (plural)

Questions

What does jackbird mean?: A saddleback (Philesturnus) in its first-year plumage, once thought to be a separate species.

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