rainbird
rainbird noun: any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.
Noun
rainbird (plural rainbirds)
- Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.
- A grey warbler (Gerygone igata).
Proper noun capitalized: Rainbird
Rainbird (plural Rainbirds)
- A surname from Old French.
Forms of rainbird
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rainbirds |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rainbirds |
Origin of rainbird
From rain + bird, from the sound of their call, a beautiful liquid gurgle rising and falling like water pouring from a bottle.
From the Old French personal name Rainbert, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).
Questions about rainbird
- What does rainbird mean?
- Rainbird means any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.
- What part of speech is rainbird?
- Rainbird can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of rainbird?
- The plural of rainbird is rainbirds.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rainbird (page history and authors); Rainbird (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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