Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porcupine fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: por-cu-pine -fish
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened.

Example Sentences

"I took a knife down from where it hung on the side of the fireplace, & place the sharp tip against the taut body of the porcupine fish."

Inflected Forms

porcupine fishes (plural) porcupine-fish (alternative) porcupinefish (alternative)

Synonyms

sea porcupine porcupinefish diodon hystrix

Questions

What does porcupine fish mean?: Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened.

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