Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beardfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beard-fish
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.

Etymology

From beard + fish, because of its barbels.

Inflected Forms

beardfishes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

barb barbel

Questions

What does beardfish mean?: Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
Where does beardfish come from?: From beard + fish, because of its barbels.

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