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Definition: Threadfin |
ThreadfinNoun1. Mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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 |
shad threadfin | 12 |
threadfin | 10 |
rainbow threadfin | 3 |
butterfly fish threadfin | 2 |
threadfin uss | 2 |
pacific threadfin | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "threadfin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | stor trådfinnefisk (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin), firstrålet trådfinnefisk (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Dutch | grote kapiteinvis (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Finnish | rihmaevä-laji (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
French | gros capitaine (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin), capitaine quatre rayons (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
German | Kapitänsfisch (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin), Fingerfisch (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Greek | μυστακόψαρο γίγας (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Italian | grancapitano (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eadfinthray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | barbudo gigante (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Spanish | barbudo rayado (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin), barbudo gigante africano (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
Swedish | kaptensfiskar (five-rayed threadfin, giant African threadfin). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Polynemus quadrifilis, Polynemus quadrifilis (Cuvier and Valenciennes). (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "threadfin": threadfins. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "threadfin" (pronounced thre"dfi'n) |
| 3 | -f i' n | coffin, dauphin, elfin, Griffin, Olefin, puffin, tiffin. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-h-i-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: antherid. | |
-2 letters: airthed, antired, defiant, detrain, fainted, fainter, faithed, hairnet, handier, indraft, inearth, trained. | |
-3 letters: adrift, airted, anther, ardent, dafter, dearth, denari, detain, dither, fadein, fainer, faired, father, finder, friend, hafted, hafter, haired, hanted, harden, hatred, hernia, hinder, hinted, hinter, infare, rafted, rained, ranted, ratine, redfin, refind, retain, retina, rident, rifted, thenar, thread. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-h-i-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: pathfinder, threadfins. | |
+2 letters: pathfinders. | |
+3 letters: fainthearted, godfathering, handicrafter. | |
+4 letters: featheredging, handicrafters, hyperinflated. | |
+5 letters: faintheartedly, farsightedness, featherbedding, featherbrained, grandfathering, handicraftsmen. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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