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goatfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
goat-fish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.

noun

Alternative spelling of goat-fish (“mythical beast”).

Etymology

From goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.

Inflected Forms

goatfishes (plural)

Phrases

bicolor goatfish

Synonyms

mullid red mullet surmullet mullus surmuletus

Questions

What does goatfish mean?
Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
Where does goatfish come from?
From goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.

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