rainbird
[ reyn-burd ]
/ ˈreɪnˌbɜrd /
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noun
any of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow-billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm.
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Words nearby rainbird
railwayman, raiment, Raimondi, rain, rainband, rainbird, rainbow, rainbow bird, Rainbow Bridge, rainbow cactus, rainbow-collar
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Rainbird is a local name for the green woodpecker, but as an East-Anglian name it is most likely an imitative form of Fr.
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British Dictionary definitions for rainbird
rainbird
/ (ˈreɪnˌbɜːd) /
noun
any of various birds, such as (in Britain) the green woodpecker, whose cry is supposed to portend rain
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