turdine

tur·dine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tur-dahyn, -din]
- /ˈtɜr daɪn, -dɪn/
- /tˈɜːdiːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tur-dahyn, -din]
- /ˈtɜr daɪn, -dɪn/

Definitions of turdine word

adjective turdine belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes. 1
adjective turdine of, relating to, or characteristic of thrushes 0

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Origin of turdine

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; < New Latin Turdinae subfamily name, equivalent to Turd(us) genus name (Latin: thrush) + -inae -inae; see -ine1

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Parts of speech for Turdine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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turdine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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