Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nematognath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-matog-nath
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A catfish; one of the Nematognathi, now called Siluriformes.

Archaic

Etymology

From nemato- + -gnath, after taxonomic name Nematognathi.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nemato
Root: Nematognathi
Suffix: gnath

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

nematognaths (plural)

Questions

What does nematognath mean?: A catfish; one of the Nematognathi, now called Siluriformes.
Where does nematognath come from?: From nemato- + -gnath, after taxonomic name Nematognathi.

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