Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-fish
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.

Example Sentences

"An astonishing exception, however, is a single fossil of a handfish, so-named because they ʻwalkʼ on fin-like hands."

Etymology

From hand + fish.

Inflected Forms

handfishes (plural)

Phrases

smooth handfish

Questions

What does handfish mean?: Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
Where does handfish come from?: From hand + fish.

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