Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
ground-fish
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To fish for groundfish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ground + fish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

groundfishes (plural) ground fish (alternative) groundfishes (present, singular) groundfishing (participle, present) groundfished (participle, past) groundfished (past)

Synonyms

bottom fish

Questions

What does groundfish mean?
Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
Where does groundfish come from?
From ground + fish.

How to pronounce groundfish

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