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scorpaenoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scor-paenoid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish

noun

A scorpionfish.

Etymology

From Latin scorpaen(a) + -o- + -id.

Inflected Forms

more scorpaenoid (comparative) most scorpaenoid (superlative) scorpaenoids (plural)

Synonyms

scorpaenid scorpaenoid fish

Questions

What does scorpaenoid mean?
Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish
Where does scorpaenoid come from?
From Latin scorpaen(a) + -o- + -id.

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