suckerfish

suck·er·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhk-er-fish]
- /ˈsʌk ərˌfɪʃ/
- /sˈʌkəfɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhk-er-fish]
- /ˈsʌk ərˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of suckerfish word

noun plural suckerfish remora. 1
noun suckerfish remora (sense 1) 0

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Origin of suckerfish

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; sucker + fish

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Parts of speech for Suckerfish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Suckerfish

suckerfish popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 57% 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.

suckerfish usage trend in Literature

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