Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pin-fish
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.

Etymology

From pin + fish, from its sharp dorsal spines.

Inflected Forms

pinfishes (plural)

Synonyms

sailor's-choice squirrelfish lagodon rhomboides

Questions

What does pinfish mean?: Lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.
Where does pinfish come from?: From pin + fish, from its sharp dorsal spines.

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