Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagfish

/ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: hag-fish
IPA: /ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hag + fish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hagfishes (plural) hag fish (alternative) hag-fish (alternative)

Derived Forms

hagfishery hagfishing

Phrases

black hagfish gulf hagfish inshore hagfish New Zealand hagfish Pacific hagfish southern hagfish

Synonyms

sea hag borer hag myxinid myxinoid slime eel slime eels

Questions

How do you pronounce hagfish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/.
What does hagfish mean?: Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.
Where does hagfish come from?: From hag + fish.

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