Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea monkey

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: sea -mon-key
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brine shrimp, sold as a novelty aquarium pet.

Example Sentences

"Please send my Sea-Monkey kit(s) and my FREE supplies and guarantee. I must be 100% satisfied or you will refund my money."
"'I think one of my sea monkeys is ill.' He holds the small plastic sea tank aloft and points at a black speck the size of a pinhead."
"Greg is a sea monkey farmer. Every year he sells 4.5% of his herd (if that's what you'd call a group of sea monkeys) at the international sea monkey auction."

Etymology

Genericized trademark from the brand name Sea-Monkeys.

Inflected Forms

sea monkeys (plural)

Derived Forms

SEAmonkey

Questions

What does sea monkey mean?: A brine shrimp, sold as a novelty aquarium pet.
Where does sea monkey come from?: Genericized trademark from the brand name Sea-Monkeys.

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