southern studfish

south·ern stud·fish

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Definitions of southern studfish words

noun southern studfish See under studfish. 1
noun plural southern studfish either of two killifishes marked with orange spots, Fundulus catenatus (northern studfish) of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and Ozark Mountains region, or F. stellifer (southern studfish) of the Alabama River. 1

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; stud1 + fish

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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