Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fish-dom
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a fish, or of belonging to the world of fish; fish collectively.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the ouananiche, fishdom has achieved its glittering perfection."
"Some kind of homing instinct—imprinting, they call it—guides a salmon to the very same mountain stream where it hatched and awoke to fishdom."
"Meanwhile on shore you get all pumped because your line is jiggling and you are completely unaware of the social protocol of fishdom occurring below the water line."

Etymology

From fish + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fish

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

birddom mammaldom reptiledom sharkdom

Questions

What does fishdom mean?: The state of being a fish, or of belonging to the world of fish; fish collectively.
Where does fishdom come from?: From fish + -dom.

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