Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scorpaeniform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scor-paeni-form
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish of the former order Scorpaeniformes or of suborder Scorpaenoidei.

Etymology

From Latin scorpaen(a) + -i- + -form.

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Questions

What does scorpaeniform mean?
Any fish of the former order Scorpaeniformes or of suborder Scorpaenoidei.
Where does scorpaeniform come from?
From Latin scorpaen(a) + -i- + -form.

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