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- [tuhng-fish]
- /ˈtʌŋˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhng-fish]
- /ˈtʌŋˌfɪʃ/
Definition of tonguefish word
- noun plural tonguefish any of several flatfishes of the family Cynoglossidae, having the tail tapered to a point. 1
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Origin of tonguefish
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; tongue + fish
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Parts of speech for Tonguefish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tonguefish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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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