Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butterfin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: but-terfin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Span researchers considered many names — “butterfin” among them — before settling on “copi,” Irons said. It sounded catchy, a tad exotic, even fun, he said."

Etymology

From butter + fin, proposed as a less racist name for Asian carp.

Questions

What does butterfin mean?: Asian carp
Where does butterfin come from?: From butter + fin, proposed as a less racist name for Asian carp.

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