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The bird you are thinking of is a SWAN.
Ibis
pelican
grebe
The last letter is N. Three letters before the last letter is E. Two letters before the E is A. The answer is the A.
artimisia
Y and Z are the last letters in the alphabet. W and J were the last letters to be added to the alphabet. Originally, the letter U was also used to represent the W sound, and the letter I to represent the J sound.
Typify
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Tragic
Eleven letter words with second letter U, last letter R are:bullfighterbushwhackerquicksilverrumormongersupertankersurfboarder
Oh, brother.