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muttonfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mut-ton-fish
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus).

American usage

noun

Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mutton + fish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

muttonfishes (plural)

Synonyms

mutton snapper lutjanus analis

Questions

What does muttonfish mean?
Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus).
Where does muttonfish come from?
From mutton + fish.

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