spadefish

spade·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speyd-fish]
- /ˈspeɪdˌfɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speyd-fish]
- /ˈspeɪdˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of spadefish word

noun plural spadefish a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America. 1
noun spadefish any spiny-finned food fish of the family Ephippidae, esp Chaetodipterus faber of American Atlantic coastal waters, having a deeply compressed body 0
noun spadefish any of a family (Ephippidae) of edible, disk-shaped percoid fishes of the Atlantic and Pacific, having sharp-spined fins 0
noun spadefish paddlefish 0

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Origin of spadefish

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

1695-1705; probably spade2 + fish, in allusion to its shape

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Parts of speech for Spadefish

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spadefish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

spadefish usage trend in Literature

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