sand dab

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand dab]
- /sænd dæb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand dab]
- /sænd dæb/

Definitions of sand dab words

noun sand dab any of several flatfishes used for food, especially of the genus Citharichthys, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America. 1
noun sand dab any of various small flatfishes of the genus Citharichthys that occur in American Pacific coastal waters and are important food fishes 0
noun sand dab any of various small, edible flatfishes 0
noun sand dab any of several flounders (genus Citharichthys) found along North American coasts 0

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Origin of sand dab

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Sand dab

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sand dab popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% 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.

sand dab usage trend in Literature

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