Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flyfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fly-fish
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sebastes ensifer (the name given in most sources,Sebastichthys rhodochloris, seems to be a synonym for this), a brightly-coloured scorpaenoid fish of California.

Obsolete

Etymology

From fly + fish?

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

flyfishes (plural)

Synonyms

fly-fish

Questions

What does flyfish mean?: Sebastes ensifer (the name given in most sources,Sebastichthys rhodochloris, seems to be a synonym for this), a brightly-coloured scorpaenoid fish of California.
Where does flyfish come from?: From fly + fish?

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