Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lancefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lance-fish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.

Etymology

From lance + fish.

Inflected Forms

lancefishes (plural) lance-fish (alternative) lance fish (alternative)

Synonyms

lesser sand eel sand lance

Questions

What does lancefish mean?: A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.
Where does lancefish come from?: From lance + fish.

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