Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distichodus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-ti-chodus
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Distichodus of freshwater fish found in Africa.

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Distichodus.

Questions

What does distichodus mean?
Any of the genus Distichodus of freshwater fish found in Africa.
Where does distichodus come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Distichodus.

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