Speakur

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threadfin

/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
threadfin
IPA
/ˈθɹɛdfɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.

Etymology

From thread + fin. Named so because of the thread-like free sensory filaments at the base of each of their pectoral fins.

Inflected Forms

threadfins (plural)

Phrases

African blackspot threadfin Arabian blackspot threadfin Atlantic threadfin Australian threadfin black-finned threadfin blackspot threadfin eightfinger threadfin giant African threadfin

Questions

How do you pronounce threadfin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹɛdfɪn/.
What does threadfin mean?
Any of many fish of the family Polynemidae.
Where does threadfin come from?
From thread + fin. Named so because of the thread-like free sensory filaments at the base of each of their pectoral fins.

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