Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gwelly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gwelly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large marine fish, Megalaspis cordyla.

Example Sentences

"The best of the larger are the turbot, red snappers, gwellys and rockfish."
"Key to Bermuda Jacks, Gwellys, Amber-Fish, Bonitos, etc."
"[…] making better use of formerly under-utilized species such as tuna, wahoo, parrot fish, grunts, porgy, amberjack, gwelly, shark and chub."
"Besides bonefish, gaff-topsail pompano and gray snapper, anglers fishing the beaches, shallow bays and coral heads of Bermuda can take barracuda, gwelly, chub, and occasionally a yellowtail or a prowling bonito."

Inflected Forms

gwellys (plural)

Synonyms

torpedo scad hardtail scad finny scad finletted mackerel scad cordyla scad

Rhymes With

kelly delhi belly jelly ellie shelley deli shelly smelly melee telly nelly

Questions

What does gwelly mean?: A large marine fish, Megalaspis cordyla.

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