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needlefish

/ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
needle-fish
IPA
/ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.

Etymology

From needle + fish.

Inflected Forms

needlefishes (plural)

Phrases

Agujon needlefish Amazonian needlefish Annobon needlefish Atlantic needlefish Baja California needlefish Bennet's needlefish black-backed needlefish California needlefish

Frequently Paired Words

garfish ricefish flyingfish halfbeak suaries viviparous halfbeak

Synonyms

pipefish gar billfish

Questions

How do you pronounce needlefish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/.
What does needlefish mean?
Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.
Where does needlefish come from?
From needle + fish.

How to pronounce needlefish

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