Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frostfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frost-fish
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).

noun

A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).

noun

Any member of the genus Benthodesmus cutlassfish

noun

American usage; Obsolete

noun

A scabbardfish.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Another species of the renowned “frost fish,” but unlike the ordinary frost fish, it is of much greater length in proportion to depth. It well deserves its proper cognomen of the scabbard fish, its silver skin adding to the resemblance."

Etymology

From frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frostfishes (plural) frost-fish (alternative) frost fish (alternative)

Synonyms

Pacific tomcod Atlantic tomcod

Questions

What does frostfish mean?: A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).
Where does frostfish come from?: From frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes.

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