Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doomsday fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: dooms-day -fish
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of oarfish.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Roughly 10ft-long specimen discovered on Encinitas beach shortly after August spotting of the ‘doomsday fish’[.]"

Etymology

Anecdotally linked to earthquakes and other natural disasters across Asia, in particular Japan.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

doomsday fishes (plural)

Synonyms

oarfish

Questions

What does doomsday fish mean?: Synonym of oarfish.
Where does doomsday fish come from?: Anecdotally linked to earthquakes and other natural disasters across Asia, in particular Japan.

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