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Meaning of "corkwing" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORKWING

Of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CORKWING

corkwing  [ˈkɔːkˌwɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORKWING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Corkwing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORKWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of corkwing in the English dictionary

The definition of corkwing in the dictionary is a greenish or bluish European fish of the wrasse family, Ctenolabrus melops.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORKWING


batwing
ˈbætˌwɪŋ
beeswing
ˈbiːzˌwɪŋ
birdwing
ˈbɜːdˌwɪŋ
bitewing
ˈbaɪtˌwɪŋ
bluewing
ˈbluːˌwɪŋ
clearwing
ˈklɪəˌwɪŋ
forewing
ˈfɔːˌwɪŋ
greenwing
ˈɡriːnˌwɪŋ
gull-wing
ˈɡʌlˌwɪŋ
hindwing
ˈhaɪndˌwɪŋ
lacewing
ˈleɪsˌwɪŋ
lapwing
ˈlæpˌwɪŋ
parawing
ˈpærəˌwɪŋ
pigeonwing
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌwɪŋ
redwing
ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ
split-wing
ˈsplɪtˌwɪŋ
sweptwing
ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ
underwing
ˈʌndəˌwɪŋ
waxwing
ˈwæksˌwɪŋ
whitewing
ˈwaɪtˌwɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORKWING

cork
cork cambium
cork oak
cork tree
cork-tipped
corkage
corkboard
corkborer
corked
corker
corkiness
corking
corkir
corklike
Corkonian
corkscrew
corkscrew curls
corkscrew grass
corkwood
corm

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORKWING

borrowing
brewing
drawing
flowing
following
glowing
growing
knowing
mind-blowing
on the wing
overflowing
owing
rowing
sewing
showing
swing
throwing
viewing
wing
wing and wing

Synonyms and antonyms of corkwing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «corkwing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORKWING

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The translations of corkwing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «corkwing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

corkwing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corkwing
570 millions of speakers

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corkwing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

corkwing
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

corkwing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

corkwing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corkwing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

corkwing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corkwing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Corkwing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

corkwing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

corkwing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

corkwing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Corkwing
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

corkwing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

corkwing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्किंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

corkwing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corkwing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

corkwing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

corkwing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corkwing
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

corkwing
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

corkwing
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

corkwing
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

grønngylt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of corkwing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORKWING»

The term «corkwing» is used very little and occupies the 153.708 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORKWING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about corkwing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORKWING»

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Biology and Ecology of Shallow Coastal Waters: Proceedings ...
Significant positive relationships between wrasse activity (as abundance counts) and sea-temperature were apparent for goldsinny at Whirlpool and Ballinakill ( Figure 6A) and corkwing, rockcook, and ballan at Whirlpool (Figure 6B). The only  ...
Anastasios Eleftheriou, Christopher Smith, Alan D. Ansell, 1995
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Encyclopedia of the Aquatic World: Newt and salamander
Parrotfish and ( COLOR NAVIGaTION) The corkwing wrasse lives among seaweed on rocky shores. It eats mussels and crabs. As the tide moves up the shore, so does the corkwing, and when the tide goes out again, the corkwing follows.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2004
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New Scientist
Besides the cuckoo and the ballan wrasse, Britain has Males of the biggest of the five British wrasses, the ballan, are all born as females . . . three smaller species, the corkwing, goldsinny and rock cook, which all appear to lead exemplary ...
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A History of the Fishes of the British Islands: 3
In common with other lVrasses, the roe of the Corkwing is shed in.spring; and the young, of a pale green colour, and perhaps less than an inch in length, are seen basking or loitering in shallow water on the borders of rocks through the ...
Jonathan Couch, 1866
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Oceanography: An Illustrated Guide
Figure 17.9 In early summer, male corkwing wrasse build nests of seaweed between the blocks forming the Poole Bay artificial reef. They defend a territory around the nest and are not easily intimidated by observing scientists. nocturnally  ...
S. A. Thorpe, 1996
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Artificial Reefs in European Seas
Corkwing Wrasse Nesting One year after deployment, brightly coloured male corkwing wrasse were observed building seaweed nests between the reef blocks . The fish were observed collecting algae drifting past the reef, presumably in ...
Antony Jensen, K. Collins, A.P. Lockwood, 2000
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Progress in Underwater Science
coasts, records indicate that ballan spawn from April to August, cuckoo from May to July, rock cook from May to August, and corkwing and goldsinny from April to September (Holt 1891, 1892, 1898; Danois, 1913; Ford, 1922; Quignard, 1966; ...
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The Oxford Companion to Food
corkwing. Glehnia littoralis, a plant of the west and east coasts of the N. Pacific, is used mainly in Japan, where it is known as hamabofu and is a valued flavouring herb. It commonly grows by the shore, with glossy green leaves fanning out ...
Alan Davidson, Tom Jaine, 2014
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The Aquarium: Its Inhabitants, Structure, and Management
The eorkwing and rainbow wrasses are distinguished from those just named by the edge of the gili~cover being finely toothed or crenated, hence Corkwing Wrasse [Cwm'fafirm Abmegr'mr). their generic name of Crsnz'i'atiros. The true ...
John Ellor Taylor, 2013
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Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
... Ormetoprim Atlantic salmon, Channel catfish, Rainbow trout, Hyb. Striped bass 4—25 4—50 mglkg sd IV/PO 10—28 Oxolinic acid Atlantic salmon, Corkwing wrasse, Channel catfish, Cod, Rainbow trout, 15—87 4—20 mglkg sd IP/IV 8—24  ...
Steeve Giguère, John F. Prescott, Patricia M. Dowling, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORKWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term corkwing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Loudoun County crime report
Corkwing Sq., 46700 block, 11:45 a.m. June 3. A man forced his way into a residence, assaulted a female and threatened a resident. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
Tynemouth's Blue Reef aquarium unveils UK version of the Great …
He added: “In our display we have mostly nocturnal reef inhabitants, such as rockcook, goldsinny, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse and gobies. «ChronicleLive, Jan 15»
3
Virginia open houses Jan. 10-11
20164. 46695 Corkwing Sq 1 pm to 4 pm $310,000. 407 Sugarland Run Dr 1 pm to 4 pm $369,500. 120 Dickenson Ave 1 pm to 3 pm $385,000. «Washington Post, Jan 15»
4
Angling fun on Ilfracombe Pier with Combe Martin club
Chris Wilson won the top prize of a complete Light Rock Fishing outfit by catching seven species, including ballan wrasse, corkwing, goldsinny, ... «North Devon Journal, Sep 14»
5
How animals deal with infection
In the wild and in aquariums, it had long been known that fish like the corkwing wrasse, ballan wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, goldsinny, and rock ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
6
Four wins in a row
... were conger, silver eel, lesser spotted dogfish, poor cod three bearded rocklin, pout, whiting, shore rocklin, corkwing and barron wrasse. «Western Telegraph, May 14»
7
Loudoun County home sales
Corkwing Sq., 46697-Allison J. McRell to Amit P. Verma, $304,000. Elm Tree Lane, 110-Andrew M. Engelken to Tito E. Alvarez Jr., $368,000. «Washington Post, Feb 14»
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John Lisle and Kevin Shears win Ilfracombe Match Group event
... species were landed, including a mackerel, small wrasse including ballan and corkwing, pollock and several members of the blenny family. «North Devon Journal, Oct 13»
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ANGLING: McCune lands Portland double
Ray gained his points in two categories with most species (dogfish, red gurnard, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, pollack, mackerel, black ... «Dorset Echo, Sep 13»
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Loudoun County and Fauquier County home sales
Corkwing Sq., 46707-Mehrnoush Radnia and Arsalan D. Ahvaz to Wael Thabet, $288,000. Silverleaf Dr., 207-Brad M. Bucci to Jeffrey R. Erler, ... «Washington Post, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Corkwing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/corkwing>. May 2024 ».
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