Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mudskipper

/ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: mud-skip-per
IPA: /ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.

Etymology

From mud + skipper.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/

Inflected Forms

mudskippers (plural)

Synonyms

mudspringer

Questions

How do you pronounce mudskipper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/.
What does mudskipper mean?: Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
Where does mudskipper come from?: From mud + skipper.

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