Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladyfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: la-dy-fish
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

noun

Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)

noun

Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.

Example Sentences

"Eventually we yielded to the urge to catch something — anything — so we sought out a channel where we boated seatrout, ladyfish and one lizard fish."

Etymology

From lady + fish.

Inflected Forms

ladyfishes (plural)

Synonyms

tenpounder elops saurus

Questions

What does ladyfish mean?: A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Where does ladyfish come from?: From lady + fish.

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