Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reef fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: reef -fish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous marine fishes that live in or are closely associated with coral reefs.

noun

Any of the small damselfishes of the family Pomacentridae.

Etymology

From reef + fish.

Inflected Forms

reef fishes (plural) reeffish (alternative) reef-fish (alternative)

Questions

What does reef fish mean?: Any of numerous marine fishes that live in or are closely associated with coral reefs.
Where does reef fish come from?: From reef + fish.

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