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lizardfish

/ˈlɪzədfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lizard-fish
IPA
/ˈlɪzədfɪʃ/
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.

Etymology

From lizard + fish.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɪzədfɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

lizardfishes (plural)

Phrases

Atlantic lizardfish blue-striped lizardfish deepsea lizardfish greater lizardfish Indian lizardfish inshore lizardfish lance lizardfish Mundy's arrowtooth lizardfish

Synonyms

snakefish snake-fish

Questions

How do you pronounce lizardfish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪzədfɪʃ/.
What does lizardfish mean?
Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
Where does lizardfish come from?
From lizard + fish.

How to pronounce lizardfish

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