Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lingcod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: ling-cod
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.

Etymology

From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.

Inflected Forms

lingcods (plural)

Synonyms

buffalo cod cultus cod ophiodon elongatus

Questions

What does lingcod mean?: Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
Where does lingcod come from?: From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.

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