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- [bloo-fish]
- /ˈbluˌfɪʃ/
- /blˈuːfɪʃ/
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- [bloo-fish]
- /ˈbluˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of bluefish word
- noun bluefish a predatory bluish marine percoid food and game fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, related to the horse mackerel: family Pomatomidae 3
- noun bluefish any of various other bluish fishes 3
- noun bluefish an important commercial food fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) of a bluish color, common along the Atlantic coast of North America: the only member of a family (Pomatomidae) of percoid fishes 3
- noun plural bluefish a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South America. 1
- noun plural bluefish any of various fishes, usually of a bluish color. 1
- noun bluefish variety of marine fish 1
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Origin of bluefish
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1615-25; blue + fish
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Parts of speech for Bluefish
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bluefish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bluefish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with bluefish
- how to fillet a bluefish?
- how to smoke bluefish?
- how to catch bluefish?
- what do bluefish eat?
- how to cook bluefish?
- how to catch a bluefish?
- how to use bluefish?
- how does bluefish taste?
- how to grill bluefish?
- how to cook bluefish in the oven?
- what is bluefish?
- how to cook bluefish fillets?
- how to prepare bluefish?
- how to fillet bluefish?
- how to cook bluefish on the grill?
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