Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolf herring

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: wolf her-ring
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth.

Inflected Forms

wolf herrings (plural)

Questions

What does wolf herring mean?: Any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth.

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