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- [woo lf-fish]
- /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo lf-fish]
- /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of wolffish word
- noun plural wolffish any large fish of the genus Anarhichas, as A. lupus of the northern Atlantic, allied to the blenny and noted for its ferocious appearance and habits. 1
- noun plural wolffish lancetfish. 1
- noun wolffish A large long-bodied marine fish with a long- based dorsal fin and sharp doglike teeth, inhabiting the deep waters of the northern hemisphere. 1
- noun wolffish any large northern deep-sea blennioid fish of the family Anarhichadidae, such as Anarhichas lupus. They have large sharp teeth and no pelvic fins and are used as food fishes 0
- noun wolffish any of a family (Anarhichadidae) of long, marine, carnivorous percoid fishes having large, protruding canine teeth 0
- noun wolffish Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae. 0
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Origin of wolffish
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; wolf + fish
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Parts of speech for Wolffish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wolffish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% 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.
wolffish usage trend in Literature
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- how to cook wolffish?
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