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- [rib-uh n-fish]
- /ˈrɪb ənˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rib-uh n-fish]
- /ˈrɪb ənˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of ribbonfish word
- noun plural ribbonfish any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body. 1
- noun plural ribbonfish any of several related fishes, as the oarfish. 1
- noun plural ribbonfish any of several unrelated but similar fishes, as the cutlassfish and jackknife-fish. 1
- noun ribbonfish any of various soft-finned deep-sea teleost fishes, esp Regalecus glesne (see oarfish), that have an elongated compressed body. They are related to the opah and dealfishes 0
- noun ribbonfish any of a family (Trachipteridae, order Lampriformes) of elongated, marine bony fishes having a ribbonlike, compressed body 0
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Origin of ribbonfish
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; ribbon + fish
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Parts of speech for Ribbonfish
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ribbonfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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