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- US Pronunciation
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- [tom-kod]
- /ˈtɒmˌkɒd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tom-kod]
- /ˈtɒmˌkɒd/
Definitions of tomcod word
- noun plural tomcod either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean. 1
- noun plural tomcod any of various similar fishes. 1
- noun tomcod a small fish resembling the cod 0
- noun tomcod any of a genus (Microgadus) of small, marine, gadoid food fishes 0
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Origin of tomcod
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; Tom (Thumb) + cod1
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Parts of speech for Tomcod
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tomcod popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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