Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shovelnose catfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shov-el-nose -cat-fish
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

Synonyms

flathead catfish mudcat goujon spoonbill catfish Pylodictus olivaris

Questions

What does shovelnose catfish mean?: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

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