Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluestripe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bluestripe
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various fishes or other animals bearing a blue stripe.

Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound of blue + stripe

Inflected Forms

bluestripes (plural)

Phrases

bluestripe butterflyfish bluestripe chub bluestripe clownfish bluestripe coral bream bluestripe darter bluestripe fangblenny bluestripe herring bluestripe jack

Frequently Paired Words

Arabian bluestriped dottyback bluestriped angelfish bluestriped blenny bluestriped butterflyfish blue-striped cave goby bluestriped chub blue-striped dottyback bluestriped fangblenny

Questions

What does bluestripe mean?
Any of various fishes or other animals bearing a blue stripe.
Where does bluestripe come from?
Bahuvrihi compound of blue + stripe

How to pronounce bluestripe

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