Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bony fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: bony -fish
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes.

noun

A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.

Inflected Forms

bony fishes (plural)

Phrases

bony bream

Frequently Paired Words

bonefish bony bream bonytail fishbone

Questions

What does bony fish mean?: A fish of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes.

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