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- [suhth -ern stuhd-fish]
- /ˈsʌð ərn ˈstʌdˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suhth -ern stuhd-fish]
- /ˈsʌð ərn ˈstʌdˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of southern studfish words
- noun southern studfish See under studfish. 1
- noun plural southern studfish either of two killifishes marked with orange spots, Fundulus catenatus (northern studfish) of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and Ozark Mountains region, or F. stellifer (southern studfish) of the Alabama River. 1
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Origin of southern studfish
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; stud1 + fish
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Parts of speech for Southern studfish
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southern studfish popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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