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