Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greasyback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: greasy-back
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of greentail (“prawn of species Metapenaeus bennettae”).

noun

A prawn of species Metapenaeus ensis.

Etymology

greasy + back

Inflected Forms

greasybacks (plural)

Synonyms

greentail

Questions

What does greasyback mean?: Synonym of greentail (“prawn of species Metapenaeus bennettae”).
Where does greasyback come from?: greasy + back

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