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- [bot-uh m fish]
- /ˈbɒt əm fɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
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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