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alligatorfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-li-ga-tor-fish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a bottom-dwelling marine fish of species Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.

Etymology

From alligator + fish.

Inflected Forms

alligatorfishes (plural) alligator fish (alternative)

Synonyms

Aleutian alligator fish Atlantic alligatorfish aspidophoroides monopterygius

Questions

What does alligatorfish mean?
a bottom-dwelling marine fish of species Aspidophoroides monopterygius, family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
Where does alligatorfish come from?
From alligator + fish.

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