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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fire-fish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of fish in the genus Nemateleotris

noun

Any of various fish of the genera Pterois and Parapterois.

Etymology

From fire + fish.

Inflected Forms

firefishes (plural)

Phrases

blackfoot firefish broadbarred firefish devil firefish elegant firefish purple firefish radial firefish

Questions

What does firefish mean?
Any of several species of fish in the genus Nemateleotris
Where does firefish come from?
From fire + fish.

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