cusk-eel

1. 1.

   elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes

   Broaderpercoid fish

   Part ofOphidiidae

Questions about cusk-eel

What does cusk-eel mean?

cusk-eel means "elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes".

How many syllables are in cusk-eel?

cusk-eel has 2 syllables: cu-sk-eel. The stress falls on "cu".

Is cusk-eel a common word?

cusk-eel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.