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trevally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
treval-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain fishes of the family Carangidae, especially of the genera Caranx and Pseudocaranx.

noun

A trevalla (family Centrolophidae).

Archaic

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of cavally.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trevallies (plural) travally (alternative) trevalley (alternative)

Phrases

Aldabra trevally armed trevally banded trevally barcheek trevally barred trevally barrier trevally bigeye trevally black-banded trevally

Frequently Paired Words

araara striped jack

Questions

What does trevally mean?
Any of certain fishes of the family Carangidae, especially of the genera Caranx and Pseudocaranx.
Where does trevally come from?
Perhaps an alteration of cavally.

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