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scorpene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
scor-pene
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scorpionfish, a marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena.

Etymology

From French scorpène; see scorpion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

scorpenes (plural)

Questions

What does scorpene mean?
The scorpionfish, a marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena.
Where does scorpene come from?
It is traced to French.

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