Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentacerotid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tacerotid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish in the family Pentacerotidae.

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Pentacerotid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); the roots (meaning "five horns") are explained at Pentacerotid(ae). By surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

Inflected Forms

pentacerotids (plural)

Synonyms

armourhead armorhead boarfish

Questions

What does pentacerotid mean?: Any fish in the family Pentacerotidae.
Where does pentacerotid come from?: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Pentacerotid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); the roots (meaning "five horns") are explained at Pentacerotid(ae). By surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

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