Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drumfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drum-fish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.

Etymology

From drum + fish.

Inflected Forms

drumfishes (plural)

Synonyms

drum sciaenid

Questions

What does drumfish mean?: Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
Where does drumfish come from?: From drum + fish.

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