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sciaenoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sci-aenoid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.

noun

Any of the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.

Etymology

Latin sciaena (“a kind of sea fish, perhaps a kind of grayling or ombre: Thymallus thymallus”), from Ancient Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “a sea fish, probably either Sciaena umbra or Umbrina cirrosa”), + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sciaenoids (plural)

Questions

What does sciaenoid mean?
Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
Where does sciaenoid come from?
Latin sciaena (“a kind of sea fish, perhaps a kind of grayling or ombre: Thymallus thymallus”), from Ancient Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “a sea fish, probably either Sciaena umbra or Umbrina cirrosa”), + -oid.

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