Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ichthy-oid
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish, or other vertebrate having the form of a fish.

Etymology

From ichthyo- + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ichthyoid (comparative) most ichthyoid (superlative) ichthyoids (plural)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does ichthyoid mean?
Characteristic of fish.
Where does ichthyoid come from?
From ichthyo- + -oid.

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