mudfish

mud·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhd-fish]
- /ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ/
- /ˈmʌd.fɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhd-fish]
- /ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of mudfish word

noun plural mudfish any of various fishes that live in muddy waters, as the bowfin or mummichog. 1
noun mudfish Any of many different fish, including:. 1
noun mudfish any of various fishes, such as the bowfin and cichlids, that live at or frequent the muddy bottoms of rivers, lakes, etc 0
noun mudfish any of various unrelated fishes that live in mud or muddy water, as the bowfin and killifish 0

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Origin of mudfish

First appearance:

before 1495

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1495-1505; mud + fish

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Parts of speech for Mudfish

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mudfish 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.

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