Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

razorfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: ra-zor-fish
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys.

noun

A razor clam (Solenoidea spp.).

noun

A razor clam (Solenoidea spp.).

noun

Any of species Pinna bicolor of large saltwater clams in the family Pinnidae.

Example Sentences

"We must dig hard to get the big “Razor-fish"—a clam with a shell that looks like an old-fashioned razor case, but open at either end. Fisher boys get the razor clam by pushing a kind of corkscrew into the sand […]"
"They swam, and scrambled together along the cliffs, and waded in the river, and fished, and dug holes in the mud, and stared at the degenerate sea squirts, and collected buckets full of mermaid’s purses, and captured razorfish and cockles.”"

Etymology

From razor + fish.

Inflected Forms

razorfishes (plural) razor-fish (alternative)

Phrases

green razorfish marmalade razorfish pearly razorfish rosy razorfish

Questions

What does razorfish mean?: Any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys.
Where does razorfish come from?: From razor + fish.

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