Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electrofishing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
elec-trofish-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive

Uncountable

Etymology

From electro- + fishing.

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What does electrofishing mean?
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
Where does electrofishing come from?
From electro- + fishing.

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