bandtail

Questions about bandtail

What does bandtail mean?

bandtail means "wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon".

How many syllables are in bandtail?

bandtail has 2 syllables and divides as band-tail under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bandtail?

Close synonyms include band-tailed pigeon, band-tail pigeon, Columba fasciata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bandtail a common word?

bandtail is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.