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towhee

tow·hee
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tou-hee, toh-hee, toh-ee]
    • /ˈtaʊ hi, ˈtoʊ hi, ˈtoʊ i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tou-hee, toh-hee, toh-ee]
    • /ˈtaʊ hi, ˈtoʊ hi, ˈtoʊ i/

Definitions of towhee word

  • noun towhee any of several long-tailed North American finches of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura. 1
  • noun towhee North American bird 1
  • noun towhee any of various North American brownish-coloured sparrows of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura 0
  • noun towhee any of several large, ground-feeding, North American sparrows (family Emberizidae); esp., the rufous-sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) with a chestnut patch on each flank and, usually, red irises 0

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Origin of towhee

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1720-30; imitative

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Parts of speech for Towhee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

towhee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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