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knifejaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knife-jaw
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.

Etymology

From knife + jaw.

Inflected Forms

knifejaws (plural)

Phrases

barred knifejaw

Questions

What does knifejaw mean?
Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
Where does knifejaw come from?
From knife + jaw.

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