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- [buht-er-fish]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪʃ/
- /bˈʌtəfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-er-fish]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of butterfish word
- noun butterfish an eel-like blennioid food fish, Pholis gunnellus, occurring in North Atlantic coastal regions: family Pholidae (gunnels). It has a slippery scaleless golden brown skin with a row of black spots along the base of the long dorsal fin 3
- noun butterfish an edible reef fish, Coridodax pullus, of esp S New Zealand. It has a slippery purplish-grey to olive-green skin and is often found browsing on kelp 3
- noun butterfish any of various fishes (esp. family Stromateidae) with a slippery, protective covering of mucus, as a gunnel 3
- noun plural butterfish a small, flattened, marine food fish, Peprilus triacanthus, of Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S., having very small scales and smooth skin. 1
- noun plural butterfish the rock gunnel. See under gunnel1 . 1
- noun butterfish Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially. 0
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Origin of butterfish
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; butter + fish
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Parts of speech for Butterfish
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butterfish 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.
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