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wolffish

/ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
wolff-ish
IPA
/ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.

Etymology

From wolf + fish.

Inflected Forms

wolffishes (plural) wolf-fish (alternative) wolf fish (alternative)

Phrases

Atlantic wolffish Bering wolffish northern wolffish spotted wolffish

Synonyms

swinefish swine-fish swine lancetfish lancet fish wolf fish catfish

Questions

How do you pronounce wolffish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/.
What does wolffish mean?
Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.
Where does wolffish come from?
From wolf + fish.

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