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dealfish

/dˈilfˌɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deal-fish
IPA
/dˈilfˌɪʃ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep-sea ribbonfish of species Trachipterus arcticus, from the North Atlantic,

Etymology

From deal (“a slice of sawn timber, plank”) + fish, due to its resemblance.

Inflected Forms

dealfishes (plural) deal-fish (alternative)

Phrases

Mediterranean dealfish

Synonyms

trachipterus arcticus

Questions

How do you pronounce dealfish?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈilfˌɪʃ/.
What does dealfish mean?
A deep-sea ribbonfish of species Trachipterus arcticus, from the North Atlantic,
Where does dealfish come from?
From deal (“a slice of sawn timber, plank”) + fish, due to its resemblance.

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