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wheelbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wheel-bird
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The European goatsucker.

British usage; Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English wheelbird From wheel + bird, from the sound of its cry?

Usage

Inflected Forms

wheelbirds (plural)

Questions

What does wheelbird mean?
The European goatsucker.
Where does wheelbird come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English wheelbird From wheel + bird, from the sound of its cry?

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