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atka mackerel

Atka mackerel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-kuh]
    • /ˈæt kə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-kuh]
    • /ˈæt kə/

Definitions of atka mackerel words

  • noun atka mackerel a commercially important ocean greenling (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) of the northern Pacific, esp. the area off the Aleutian Islands 3
  • noun atka mackerel a black-banded mackerel, Pleurogrammus monopterygius, of northern Pacific seas. 1
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Origin of atka mackerel

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; named after Atka, an island in SW Alaska near the fishing grounds

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Parts of speech for Atka mackerel

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atka mackerel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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