Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
fin-fish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish

noun

Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.

Informal

Etymology

From fin + fish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

finfishes (plural)

Questions

What does finfish mean?
Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
Where does finfish come from?
From fin + fish.

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