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sablefish

sa·ble·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sey-buh l-fish]
    • /ˈseɪ bəlˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sey-buh l-fish]
    • /ˈseɪ bəlˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of sablefish word

  • noun plural sablefish a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific. 1
  • noun sablefish a dark-skinned fish of the family Anoplopomatiae, esp Anoplopoma fimbria, found off the western coast of North America 0
  • noun sablefish any of a small family (Anoplopomatidae) of large fishes of the N Pacific, esp. an edible, dark species (Anoplopoma fimbria) 0

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Origin of sablefish

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; sable + fish

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Parts of speech for Sablefish

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sablefish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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