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knifefish

/naɪfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
knife-fish
IPA
/naɪfɪʃ/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.

Etymology

From knife + fish.

Inflected Forms

knifefishes (plural)

Phrases

African brown knifefish African knifefish banded knifefish black ghost knifefish blue knifefish bluntnose knifefish bright knifefish brown ghost knifefish

Frequently Paired Words

jackknife fish

Questions

How do you pronounce knifefish?
The recorded pronunciation is /naɪfɪʃ/.
What does knifefish mean?
Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.
Where does knifefish come from?
From knife + fish.

How to pronounce knifefish

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