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- [thred-fin]
- /ˈθrɛdˌfɪn/
- /ˈθred.ˌfɪn/
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- [thred-fin]
- /ˈθrɛdˌfɪn/
Definitions of threadfin word
- noun threadfin any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays. 1
- noun threadfin any spiny-finned tropical marine fish of the family Polynemidae, having pectoral fins consisting partly of long threadlike rays 0
- noun threadfin any of a family (Polynemidae) of marine percoid fishes having a divided pectoral fin that ends in threadlike rays 0
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Origin of threadfin
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; thread + fin1
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Parts of speech for Threadfin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
threadfin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
threadfin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with threadfin
- how to catch threadfin shad?
- how to cook threadfin fish?
- how to catch threadfin salmon?
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