tick-bird

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik burd]
- /tɪk bɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik burd]
- /tɪk bɜrd/

Definition of tick-bird word

noun tick-bird any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker. 1

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Origin of tick-bird

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Tick-bird

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tick-bird popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.