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bastard dory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
bas-tard -do-ry
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old wife: the fish Enoplosus armatus.

Etymology

From its resemblance to a dory.

Questions

What does bastard dory mean?
An old wife: the fish Enoplosus armatus.
Where does bastard dory come from?
From its resemblance to a dory.

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