Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [surf-purch]
- /ˈsɜrfˌpɜrtʃ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [surf-purch]
- /ˈsɜrfˌpɜrtʃ/
Definitions of surfperch word
- noun plural surfperch any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America. 1
- noun surfperch any viviparous marine percoid fish of the family Embiotocidae, of North American Pacific coastal waters 0
- noun surfperch any of a family (Embiotocidae) of percoid sea fishes that bear living young and live in shallow water along the Pacific coast of North America 0
Information block about the term
Origin of surfperch
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; surf + perch2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Surfperch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surfperch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% 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.
surfperch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with surfperch
- how to cook surfperch?
- how to fish for surfperch?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with su
- Words starting with sur
- Words starting with surf
- Words starting with surfp
- Words starting with surfpe
- Words starting with surfper
- Words starting with surfperc
- Words starting with surfperch