Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

icefish

/ˈaɪsfˌɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ice-fish
IPA: /ˈaɪsfˌɪʃ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood

noun

The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).

verb

Alternative form of ice fish.

Etymology

From ice + fish.

Inflected Forms

icefishes (plural) icefishes (present, singular) icefishing (participle, present) icefished (participle, past) icefished (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce icefish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪsfˌɪʃ/.
What does icefish mean?: Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
Where does icefish come from?: From ice + fish.

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