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dragonfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
drag-on-fish
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

noun

Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

Etymology

From dragon + fish.

Inflected Forms

dragonfishes (plural)

Phrases

Antarctic dragonfish* arrow dragonfish Atlantic dragonfish Australian dragonfish banshee dragonfish barbate dragonfish barbeled dragonfish* barbless dragonfish

Frequently Paired Words

dragon fish dragonet

Questions

What does dragonfish mean?
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
Where does dragonfish come from?
From dragon + fish.

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