Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toxotes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tox-otes
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish of genus Toxotes, the archerfishes.

noun

A Greek archer armed with a short Greek bow and a short sword.

name

Sagittarius, the archer.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, “bowman, archer”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τοξότης

Inflected Forms

toxotai (plural)

Questions

What does toxotes mean?: Any fish of genus Toxotes, the archerfishes.
Where does toxotes come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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