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sheatfish

sheat·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sheet-fish]
    • /ˈʃitˌfɪʃ/
    • /ˈʃiːtfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheet-fish]
    • /ˈʃitˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of sheatfish word

  • noun plural sheatfish a large, freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, inhabiting rivers in central and eastern Europe, sometimes reaching a weight of 400 pounds (181.4 kg). 1
  • noun sheatfish the European catfish 0
  • noun sheatfish any silurid catfish, esp. a very large species (Silurus glanis) 0

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Origin of sheatfish

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; earlier sheath-fish; sheath is erroneous translation of German Scheide sheatfish

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Parts of speech for Sheatfish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sheatfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.

sheatfish usage trend in Literature

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