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coalfish

coal·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kohl-fish]
    • /ˈkoʊlˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kohl-fish]
    • /ˈkoʊlˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of coalfish word

  • noun coalfish a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas 3
  • noun coalfish a dark-colored pollock fish (Pollachius virens) 3
  • noun coalfish any of various other dark-colored fishes 3
  • noun plural coalfish a sablefish. 1
  • noun plural coalfish a pollack. 1
  • noun coalfish Any of several blackish fish, especially the pollack or sablefish. 1

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Origin of coalfish

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; coal + fish

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Parts of speech for Coalfish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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coalfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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