Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ziffius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zif-fius
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of xiphias.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The horrible sea-satyre , that doth shew His fearefull face in time of greatest storme ; Huge ziffius , whom mariners eschew"

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does ziffius mean?: Obsolete form of xiphias.

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