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- [sneyl-fish]
- /ˈsneɪlˌfɪʃ/
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- [sneyl-fish]
- /ˈsneɪlˌfɪʃ/
Definition of snailfish word
- noun plural snailfish any of several elongate, smooth-skinned fishes of the family Liparididae, inhabiting cold seas, having the ventral fins modified to form a sucking disk. 1
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Origin of snailfish
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; snail + fish
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Parts of speech for Snailfish
noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snailfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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