Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anglerfish

/ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: ang-ler-fish
IPA: /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English angler Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English anglerfish From angler + fish.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/
British English: /ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anglerfishes (plural) angler fish (alternative) angler-fish (alternative)

Phrases

hairy anglerfish humpback anglerfish spinycoat anglerfish

Synonyms

goosefish angler angler fish monkfish lotte allmouth lophius americanus

Questions

How do you pronounce anglerfish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/.
What does anglerfish mean?: Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
Where does anglerfish come from?: Etymology tree English angler Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English anglerfish From angler + fish.

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