Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coalfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coal-fish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.

Etymology

From coal + fish.

Inflected Forms

coalfishes (plural) coley (alternative)

Phrases

coalfish whale

Frequently Paired Words

sillock

Questions

What does coalfish mean?: Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
Where does coalfish come from?: From coal + fish.

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