Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheatfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheat-fish
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wels catfish (Silurus glanis), the largest freshwater fish in Europe.

noun

Any catfish of genus Silurus.

noun

Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:

noun

Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:

noun

Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete sheathfish.

Inflected Forms

sheatfishes (plural) sheat-fish (alternative)

Synonyms

sheat european catfish silurus glanis

Questions

What does sheatfish mean?: A wels catfish (Silurus glanis), the largest freshwater fish in Europe.
Where does sheatfish come from?: Alteration of obsolete sheathfish.

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