Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ribbonfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rib-bon-fish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.

Etymology

From ribbon + fish.

Inflected Forms

ribbonfishes (plural)

Synonyms

oarfish king of the herring regalecus glesne

Questions

What does ribbonfish mean?: Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
Where does ribbonfish come from?: From ribbon + fish.

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