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ocean sunfish

o·cean sun·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-shuh n suhn-fish]
    • /ˈoʊ ʃən ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-shuh n suhn-fish]
    • /ˈoʊ ʃən ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of ocean sunfish words

  • noun ocean sunfish a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins. 1
  • noun ocean sunfish any of a family (Molidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of marine bony fishes with an abruptly truncated body; esp., a large, sluggish fish (Mola mola) of tropical and temperate seas 0
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Origin of ocean sunfish

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for Ocean sunfish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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ocean sunfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% 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.

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