Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tullibee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tullibee
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.

Etymology

Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).

Inflected Forms

tullibees (plural)

Synonyms

cisco mongrel whitefish

Questions

What does tullibee mean?: A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.
Where does tullibee come from?: Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).

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