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- [tahy-ger-fish]
- /ˈtaɪ gərˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahy-ger-fish]
- /ˈtaɪ gərˌfɪʃ/
Definition of tigerfish word
- noun plural tigerfish a large, voracious, freshwater game fish, Hydrocyenus goliath, of African rivers. 1
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Origin of tigerfish
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; tiger + fish
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Parts of speech for Tigerfish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tigerfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.
tigerfish usage trend in Literature
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- how much does tigerfish pay?
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