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- [fish-flahy]
- /ˈfɪʃˌflaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fish-flahy]
- /ˈfɪʃˌflaɪ/
Definition of fishfly word
- noun plural fishfly a neuropterous insect of the family Corydalidae that is similar to but smaller than a dobsonfly. 1
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Origin of fishfly
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; fish + fly2
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Parts of speech for Fishfly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fishfly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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