how to pronounce songbird

/ˈsɔːŋˌbɝd/

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songbird is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of songbird in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… great little songbird only breeds in …”

meanings of songbird

noun:

A bird having a melodious song or call.

songbird frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word songbird occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.