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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
sea -cat
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An octopus (Octopoda spp.).

noun

Any marine catfish.

noun

A wolffish (Anarhichadidae spp.).

noun

A chimaera (type of fish (Holocephali spp.)).

noun

A common or harbor seal (Phoca vitulina).

noun

A marine otter (Lontra felina).

Etymology

Calque of Spanish gato marino.

Inflected Forms

sea cats (plural)

Questions

What does sea cat mean?
An octopus (Octopoda spp.).
Where does sea cat come from?
Calque of Spanish gato marino.

How to pronounce sea cat

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