Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lousefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: louse-fish
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare species of remora fish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, found in tropical and subtropical seas all around the world.

Etymology

From louse + fish.

Inflected Forms

lousefishes (plural)

Synonyms

slender suckerfish

Questions

What does lousefish mean?: A rare species of remora fish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, found in tropical and subtropical seas all around the world.
Where does lousefish come from?: From louse + fish.

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