stone roller

stone roll·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn roh-ler]
- /stoʊn ˈroʊ lər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn roh-ler]
- /stoʊn ˈroʊ lər/

Definitions of stone roller words

noun stone roller an American minnow, Campostoma anomalum, named from its habit of moving stones as it feeds. 1
noun stone roller any of several other minnows or suckers with similar habits, as Hypentelium nigricans. 1
noun stone roller a small silvery freshwater cyprinid fish, Campostoma anomalum, of the eastern US, having a narrow black stripe on the dorsal and anal fins 0
noun stone roller any of a genus (Campostoma) of North American freshwater cyprinoid fishes that hollow out a nest in gravelly stream beds 0
noun stone roller any of a genus (Hypentelium) of sucker fishes of rocky streams 0

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Origin of stone roller

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; stone + roller1

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stone roller popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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