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singingfish

sing·ing·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-ing-fish]
    • /ˈsɪŋ ɪŋˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-ing-fish]
    • /ˈsɪŋ ɪŋˌfɪʃ/

Definition of singingfish word

  • noun plural singingfish midshipman (def 3). 1

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Origin of singingfish

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, Americanism; singing + fish; so called because of the humming sound it produces with its air bladder

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Parts of speech for Singingfish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

singingfish popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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