Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darwin fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: dar-win -fish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A symbol, portrayed as a fish with legs, used to indicate support for the scientific theory of evolution as being the cause of species diversification, rather than biblical creationism.

Example Sentences

"The Jesus fish has become a symbol of modern Christianity, depicted on bumper stickers and jewelry to show that the owner is a Christian. The symbol has spawned a variety of spin-offs, and some argument, including the Darwin Fish^([sic]), the gefilte fish, fish and chips, lutefisk, and Jesus fish eating Darwin fish."

Etymology

A combination of the name of evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin, and the Christian fish symbol (Jesus fish).

Inflected Forms

Darwin fishes (plural)

Phrases

Jesus fish

Frequently Paired Words

Jesus fish

Questions

What does darwin fish mean?: A symbol, portrayed as a fish with legs, used to indicate support for the scientific theory of evolution as being the cause of species diversification, rather than biblical creationism.
Where does darwin fish come from?: A combination of the name of evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin, and the Christian fish symbol (Jesus fish).

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