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crestfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crest-fish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From crest + fish, because of the crest (part of the dorsal fin) that emerges from the snout and head.

Inflected Forms

crestfishes (plural)

Phrases

North Pacific crestfish unicorn crestfish

Synonyms

unicorn fish unicornfish

Questions

What does crestfish mean?
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
Where does crestfish come from?
From crest + fish, because of the crest (part of the dorsal fin) that emerges from the snout and head.

How to pronounce crestfish

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