bird-watch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [burd woch]
- /bɜrd wɒtʃ/
- /bɜːd wɒtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd woch]
- /bɜrd wɒtʃ/

Definition of bird-watch word

verb without object bird-watch to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation. 1

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Origin of bird-watch

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; back formation from bird watcher

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Parts of speech for Bird-watch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bird-watch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.