gas-bladder

gas-blad·der

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas blad-er]
- /gæs ˈblæd ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas blad-er]
- /gæs ˈblæd ər/

Definitions of gas-bladder word

noun gas-bladder a vesicle or sac containing air. 1
noun gas-bladder Also called gas bladder, swim bladder. Ichthyology. a gas-filled sac located against the roof of the body cavity of most bony fishes, originally functioning only as a lung, now serving in many higher fishes to regulate hydrostatic pressure. 1

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Origin of gas-bladder

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1725-35

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Parts of speech for Gas-bladder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gas-bladder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% 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.