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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suckerfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
suck-er-fish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A remora or other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.

Etymology

From sucker + fish.

Inflected Forms

suckerfishes (plural)

Phrases

Indian suckerfish short suckerfish slender suckerfish stout suckerfish striped suckerfish white suckerfish

Synonyms

remora sucking fish

Questions

What does suckerfish mean?
A remora or other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
Where does suckerfish come from?
From sucker + fish.

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