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bottom-fish

bot·tom-fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bot-uh m fish]
    • /ˈbɒt əm fɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bot-uh m fish]
    • /ˈbɒt əm fɪʃ/

Definitions of bottom-fish word

  • verb without object bottom-fish to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom. 1
  • noun bottom-fish any of certain fishes that live at or near the bottom of a body of water, as certain of the cod and related species, the flatfishes, and catfishes. 1

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Origin of bottom-fish

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Bottom-fish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bottom-fish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% 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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