Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blacktip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
black-tip
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various fish having black-colored tips.

noun

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elphinstonia, having black tips to the upper forewings.

Etymology

From black + tip.

Inflected Forms

blacktips (plural)

Phrases

Australian blacktip shark blacktip grouper blacktip reef shark blacktip sawtail catshark blacktip shark blacktip tope blacktip trevally smooth tooth blacktip shark

Questions

What does blacktip mean?
Any of various fish having black-colored tips.
Where does blacktip come from?
From black + tip.

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