Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [goos-fish]
- /ˈgusˌfɪʃ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [goos-fish]
- /ˈgusˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of goosefish word
- noun plural goosefish angler (def 3). 1
- noun goosefish A bottom-dwelling anglerfish. 1
- noun goosefish any of a family (Lophiidae) of anglers characterized by large, sharp teeth and a wide, flat body 0
- noun goosefish An anglerfish of the family Lophiidae. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of goosefish
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1800-10; goose + fish
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Goosefish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goosefish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
goosefish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with goosefish
- what is a goosefish?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with go
- Words starting with goo
- Words starting with goos
- Words starting with goose
- Words starting with goosef
- Words starting with goosefi
- Words starting with goosefis
- Words starting with goosefish