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- [plek-tog-nath]
- /ˈplɛk tɒgˌnæθ/
- /plˈektəɡnˌaθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plek-tog-nath]
- /ˈplɛk tɒgˌnæθ/
Definitions of plectognath word
- adjective plectognath belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish. 1
- noun plectognath a plectognath fish. 1
- noun plectognath any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi (or Tetraodontiformes), having a small mouth, strong teeth, and small gill openings: includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish, sunfish, etc 0
- adjective plectognath of, relating to, or belonging to the order Plectognathi 0
- noun plectognath any of an order (Tetraodontiformes) of bony fishes of warm seas, having a small mouth with powerful jaws and bony or spiny scales, as triggerfishes and trunkfishes 0
- adjective plectognath of the plectognaths 0
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Origin of plectognath
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < New Latin Plectognathi, plural of Plectognathus, equivalent to plecto- (< Greek plektós plaited, twisted; see -o-) + -gnathus -gnathous
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Parts of speech for Plectognath
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plectognath popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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