Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowfin

/ˈbəʊfɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: bowfin
IPA: /ˈbəʊfɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.

noun

Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.

Etymology

From bow + fin.

Inflected Forms

bowfins (plural)

Synonyms

John A. Grindle Johnny Grindle dogfish mudfish choupique grindle amia calva

Questions

How do you pronounce bowfin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊfɪn/.
What does bowfin mean?: Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
Where does bowfin come from?: From bow + fin.

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