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- [par-uh t-fish]
- /ˈpær ətˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [par-uh t-fish]
- /ˈpær ətˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of parrotfish word
- noun plural parrotfish any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws. 1
- noun parrotfish any brightly coloured tropical marine percoid fish of the family Scaridae, having parrot-like jaws 0
- noun parrotfish any of various brightly coloured marine fish of the family Labridae 0
- noun parrotfish any of various similar fishes 0
- noun parrotfish any of a family (Scaridae) of brightly colored, tropical, marine percoid fishes with parrotlike jaws 0
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Origin of parrotfish
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; parrot + fish
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Parts of speech for Parrotfish
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parrotfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with parrotfish
- what do parrotfish eat?
- what eats parrotfish?
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