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- [dawg-fish, dog-]
- /ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈdɒg-/
- /ˈdɒɡ.fɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawg-fish, dog-]
- /ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈdɒg-/
Definitions of dogfish word
- noun plural dogfish any of several small sharks, especially of the genera Mustelus and Squalus, that are destructive to food fishes. 1
- noun plural dogfish any of various other fishes, as the bowfin. 1
- noun dogfish A small sand-colored bottom-dwelling shark with a long tail, common on European coasts. 1
- countable noun dogfish A dogfish is a small shark. There are several kinds of dogfish. 0
- noun dogfish any of several small spotted European sharks, esp Scyliorhinus canicula (lesser spotted dogfish): family Scyliorhinidae 0
- noun dogfish any small shark of the family Squalidae, esp Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish), typically having a spine on each dorsal fin 0
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Origin of dogfish
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; earlier dokefyche; late Middle English. See dog, fish
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Parts of speech for Dogfish
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dogfish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dogfish usage trend in Literature
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