Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flashlight fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: flash-light -fish
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various fishes with large bioluminescent organs, mostly in family Anomalopidae.

Inflected Forms

flashlight fishes (plural) flashlightfish (alternative)

Synonyms

lanterneye fish anomalops photoblepharon palpebratus

Questions

What does flashlight fish mean?: Any of various fishes with large bioluminescent organs, mostly in family Anomalopidae.

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