Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veiltail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veil-tail
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of goldfish with a long, flowing double tail and high sail-like dorsal fin.

Etymology

From veil + tail.

Inflected Forms

veiltails (plural)

Questions

What does veiltail mean?: A variety of goldfish with a long, flowing double tail and high sail-like dorsal fin.
Where does veiltail come from?: From veil + tail.

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