Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tapertail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ta-per-tail
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of anchovy (Radiicephalus elongatus)

Etymology

From taper + tail.

Inflected Forms

tapertails (plural)

Phrases

tapertail anchovy

Questions

What does tapertail mean?
A kind of anchovy (Radiicephalus elongatus)
Where does tapertail come from?
From taper + tail.

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