Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keel-jawed needlefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: keel--jawed needle-fish
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.

Etymology

By surface analysis, keel + jawed + needlefish, from a small bony appendage to the lower jaw in some specimens of some species of genus Tylosurus.

Inflected Forms

keel-jawed needlefishes (plural)

Questions

What does keel-jawed needlefish mean?: A large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.
Where does keel-jawed needlefish come from?: By surface analysis, keel + jawed + needlefish, from a small bony appendage to the lower jaw in some specimens of some species of genus Tylosurus.

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