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headstander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
head-stander
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of South American fish, in families Anostomidae and Chilodontidae in order Characiformes.

noun

One who headstands.

Etymology

From head + stander, from their habit of swimming at a 45° angle, head pointed downwards, as if standing on their heads.

Inflected Forms

headstanders (plural)

Questions

What does headstander mean?
Any of several species of South American fish, in families Anostomidae and Chilodontidae in order Characiformes.
Where does headstander come from?
From head + stander, from their habit of swimming at a 45° angle, head pointed downwards, as if standing on their heads.

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