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- [dev-uh l-fish]
- /ˈdɛv əlˌfɪʃ/
- /ˈdevl.fɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dev-uh l-fish]
- /ˈdɛv əlˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of devilfish word
- noun devilfish any manta 3
- noun devilfish any large cephalopod, esp. the octopus 3
- noun plural devilfish manta. 1
- noun plural devilfish octopus. 1
- noun devilfish Any of a number of marine creatures that are perceived as having a sinister appearance, in particular a devil ray, a stonefish, or an octopus or squid. 1
- noun devilfish Any of several unrelated marine animals. 0
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Origin of devilfish
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; devil + fish
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Devilfish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
devilfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.
devilfish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with devilfish
- what is a devilfish?
- what do devilfish eat?
- what is the devilfish in island of the blue dolphins?
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- what are devilfish?
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