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- [boks-fish]
- /ˈbɒksˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boks-fish]
- /ˈbɒksˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of boxfish word
- noun plural boxfish trunkfish. 1
- noun boxfish Any of the family Ostraciidae of squared, bony fish, closely related to the pufferfish and filefish. 0
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Origin of boxfish
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; box1 + fish
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Parts of speech for Boxfish
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boxfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.
boxfish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with boxfish
- what do boxfish eat?
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