puffbird

puff·bird

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhf-burd]
- /ˈpʌfˌbɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhf-burd]
- /ˈpʌfˌbɜrd/

Definitions of puffbird word

noun puffbird any of several tropical American birds of the family Bucconidae, related to the barbets, having a large head with the feathers often fluffed out. 1
noun puffbird any of various brownish tropical American birds of the family Bucconidae, having a large head: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc) 0

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Origin of puffbird

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; puff + bird

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Parts of speech for Puffbird

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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puffbird popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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