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auger-fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
auger--fish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons).

Etymology

Named because of its timber-boring habit, like an auger.

Questions

What does auger-fish mean?
A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons).
Where does auger-fish come from?
Named because of its timber-boring habit, like an auger.

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