Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beakfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beakfish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.

Example Sentences

"Oplegnathus fasciatus is the striped beakfish; Oplegnathus insignis is the Pacific beakfish."

Etymology

From beak + fish.

Inflected Forms

beakfishes (plural)

Phrases

striped beakfish

Questions

What does beakfish mean?: Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
Where does beakfish come from?: From beak + fish.

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