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Definition: Butterfish |
ButterfishNoun1. Any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin. 2. Small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines. 3. Slippery scaleless food fish of North Atlantic coastal waters. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| BUT | English | Atlantic butterfish | Food & Agriculture, International Organizations |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ButterfishSynonyms: rock gunnel (n), stromateid (n), stromateid fish (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Butterfish |
| English words defined with "butterfish": Dollar fish ♦ harvestfish ♦ Paprilus alepidotus. (references) |
| "Butterfish" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Butterfish" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 66.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 33.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
butterfish | 17 |
butterfish recipe | 2 |
butterfish miso | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "butterfish"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | blå smørfisk (blue butterfish, pomfret), en art smørfisk (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | blauwe botervis (blue butterfish, pomfret), pomfret (blue butterfish, pomfret), kwalvis (blue butterfish, pomfret), dekvis (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | voikala-laji (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fiatole (blue butterfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Pampelfisch (blue butterfish, pomfret), Gemeine Pampel (blue butterfish, pomfret), Deckfisch (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | είδοσ τσιπούρασ (fluke, scup), ψευδολίτσα (silver pomfret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fieto (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 真魚鰹 (Japanese butterfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | まながつお (Japanese butterfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cadlag (dormouse, gunnel, hibernator; butterfish, sleeper, sluggard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | utterfishbay pampo-godinho (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) pámpano (pompano), mariposa (butterfly, night light). (various references) smörfisk (blue butterfish, pomfret). (various references) ปลาจาระเม็". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Fiatola fasciata, Seserinus microchirus, Stromateus capensis, Stromateus fiatola, Stromateus fiatola (Linnaeus). (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "butterfish": butterfishes. (additional references) | |
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"Butterfish" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bunterish, butterkist. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-f-h-i-r-s-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: bushfire, furthest, tributes, turbeths, turbiths, turfiest. | |
-3 letters: bitters, brutish, bushier, bushtit, bustier, butters, butties, fitters, fubsier, furbish, fustier, hirsute, hitters, rubiest, ruttish, shifter, shutter, surfeit, thrifts, titfers, tithers, tribute, tufters, tuftier, turbeth, turbith, turbits. | |
-4 letters: befits, berths, bestir, births, bister, bistre, biters, bitter, briefs, britts, bruise, bruits, brutes, burets, buries, busher, busier, buster. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-f-h-i-r-s-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: butterfishes. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)B u t t e r f i s h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 0074 0074 0065 0072 0066 0069 0073 0068 |
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| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, alemán, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", Greagish, Greagagh, grego, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, Iddaalish, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portugués, portugis |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", Soolynish, Soolynagh, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | thailænder, Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, たい", tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, inglés, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ |
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