Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mummichog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mum-mi-chog
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Fundulus heteroclitus of hardy killifishes, found in brackish and coastal waters of the United States and Canada.

Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett moamitteaug.

Word Breakdown

Root: moamitteaug

Inflected Forms

mummichogs (plural) mummychog (alternative) mummachog (alternative)

Phrases

banded killifish

Frequently Paired Words

banded killifish

Synonyms

mummi mummie gudgeon mud minnow mudminnow fundulus heteroclitus

Questions

What does mummichog mean?: Any member of the species Fundulus heteroclitus of hardy killifishes, found in brackish and coastal waters of the United States and Canada.
Where does mummichog come from?: Borrowed from Narragansett moamitteaug.

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