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tautog

tau·tog
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [taw-tog, -tawg]
    • /tɔˈtɒg, -ˈtɔg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [taw-tog, -tawg]
    • /tɔˈtɒg, -ˈtɔg/

Definitions of tautog word

  • noun tautog a black food and game fish, Tautoga onitis, inhabiting waters along the North Atlantic coast of the U.S. 1
  • noun tautog a large dark-coloured wrasse, Tautoga onitis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean: used as a food fish 0
  • noun tautog an edible, black and greenish wrasse fish (Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S. 0

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Origin of tautog

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45, Americanism; < Narragansett (E spelling) tautaũog, plural of taut

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Parts of speech for Tautog

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tautog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

tautog usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with tautog

  • how to cook tautog?
  • how to catch tautog?
  • how to cook tautog fish?
  • how to fish for tautog?

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