Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pipefish

/pˈaɪpfˌɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: pipefish
IPA: /pˈaɪpfˌɪʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.

Etymology

From pipe + fish.

Inflected Forms

pipefishes (plural) pipe-fish (alternative)

Phrases

ghost pipefish orange pipefish Ball's pipefish

Synonyms

needlefish

Questions

How do you pronounce pipefish?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaɪpfˌɪʃ/.
What does pipefish mean?: A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.
Where does pipefish come from?: From pipe + fish.

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