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PRONUNCIATION OF ODD FISH

odd fish  [ɒd fɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ODD FISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Odd fish 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ODD FISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
fish
fɪʃ
flatfish
ˈflætˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
oafish
ˈəʊfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
selfish
ˈsɛlfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
stockfish
ˈstɒkˌfɪʃ
sunfish
ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
triggerfish
ˈtrɪɡəˌfɪʃ
unselfish
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ODD FISH

odd
odd bod
odd jobs
odd lot
odd man out
odd pricing
odd-jobber
odd-jobman
odd-jobmen
odd-looking
odd-man rush
odd-pinnate
odd-sounding
oddball
Oddfellow
oddish
oddities
oddity
oddly
oddment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ODD FISH

a fine kettle of fish
angler fish
baitfish
big fish
bony fish
butterfly fish
cold fish
drink like a fish
flowerhorn fish
flying fish
game fish
ice fish
kettle of fish
oily fish
red fish
river fish
scorpion fish
sea fish
Siamese fighting fish
wet fish
white fish

Synonyms and antonyms of odd fish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «odd fish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ODD FISH

Find out the translation of odd fish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of odd fish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «odd fish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奇怪的鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pescado impar
570 millions of speakers

English

odd fish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजीब मछली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمكة غريبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

странно рыба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peixe estranho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অদ্ভুত মাছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poisson étrange
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan ganjil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungerade Fisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奇妙な魚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이상한 물고기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ganjil iwak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá lẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றைப்படை மீன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र मासे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tek balık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strano pesce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziwne ryby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивно риба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pește ciudat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίεργο ψάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quidam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

udda fisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

merkelig fisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of odd fish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ODD FISH»

The term «odd fish» is normally little used and occupies the 141.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ODD FISH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODD FISH»

Discover the use of odd fish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to odd fish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Order of Odd-Fish
JO LAROUCHE HAS lived her 13 years in the California desert with her Aunt Lily, ever since she was dropped on Lily’s doorstep with this note: This is Jo. Please take care of her. But beware. This is a dangerous baby.
James Kennedy, 2008
2
The Lost Girl
Really an odd fish: quite interesting, if one could get over the feeling that one was looking at him through the glass wall of an aquarium: that most horrifying of all boundaries between two worlds. In an aquarium fish seem to come smiling ...
D. H. Lawrence, 2008
3
Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico
In spite of the fact that a few odd fish grow to 5-6 pounds, the average lane snapper at 18-19 years old is only 13-16 inches long. Adult lane snapper eat a varied diet of small fish, shrimp, squid, and crabs in the northern Gulf. Juveniles feed ...
Mike Lane
4
Pul Eliya: A Village in Ceylon : a Study of Land Tenure and ...
Odd fish are cut up into sections to equalise the share. The period of collective fishing lasts for three days and during 1 The technique is accurately illustrated by Knox (1681/1911), p. 48. this period all fish caught must be divided out among ...
Edmund Ronald Leach, 1961
5
Nightmare Abbey
De odd fish! Ah, oui! I understand de phrase: 1 The patron saints of Cadiz are Saints Servando and Germán (Wright 265). Peter of course was a fisherman and Christ said he would make him a fisher of men. 2 Lierganes is a location in Spain.
Thomas Love Peacock, Lisa Vargo, 2007
6
A Man in a Distant Field: A Novel
Alex noticed him examining the eyes and told him that the halibut was a very odd fish, beginning its life by swimming upright in shallower water but gradually sinking down into deep water and lying on its side with its eyes moving to its topside.
Theresa Kishkan, 2004
7
Tales from the Baram River
Balira? Why, Balira was a joke! Everyone knew that Balira was an odd fish because he didn't have a single bone in his body! "My friends and fellow fish," said Balira, "I know you think me strange because I have not a single bone in my body.
‎2001
8
Theories of Consciousness: An Introduction and Assessment
A much more impressive electrical sense can be found in a rather odd fish, gymnarchus niloticus, a Nile fish for which there is apparently no popular name, which inhabits turbid fresh water, is about 20 inches long and is entirely nocturnal in its ...
William Seager, 1999
9
A Brief History of History: Great Historians and the Epic ...
He starts calling the odd fish “little Ranke” in his letters, making him the butt of gossipy stories of the kind favored by graduate students wishing to bring famous professors down a peg or two. But he still respects Ranke's literary style, for he ...
Colin Wells
10
The Division of Literature: Or the University in Deconstruction
"Odd fish!" "Poor fellow!" "Who can he be?" "Casper Hauser. " "Bless my soul!" " Uncommon countenance." "Green prophet from Utah." "Humbug!" "Singular innocence." "Means something." "Spirit-rapper." "Moon-calf." "Piteous." "Trying to enlist ...
Peggy Kamuf, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ODD FISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term odd fish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Baby dolphin makes debut at the Shedd Aquarium
Colin Kyle caught an odd fish for the Chicago lakefront–a redhorse sucker–from a South Side harbor on a night crawler. My main Father's Day ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
2
Fishing latest from John Milne
An odd fish was moving here and there but we decided to try a drift down the back-end of Castle Island. By this time a few fish were moving but ... «TheGazette.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
The Wonders
And dad and daughter experience a strange dynamic. He's an odd fish: Wolfgang might follow through on his promise to get the girls a camel, ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
4
Piero di Cosimo, Uffizi Galleries, Florence — review
The Italian Renaissance painter Piero di Cosimo was a seriously odd fish. According to his biographer Giorgio Vasari, he was uncouth, solitary, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Rockhopper penguin chick hatches at Shedd Aquarium
Colin Kyle caught an odd fish for the Chicago lakefront–a redhorse sucker–from a South Side harbor on a night crawler. My main Father's Day ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 15»
6
Technology & suckers: Identifying a redhorse, Chicago lakefront
Colin Kyle caught an odd fish for the Chicago lakefront–a redhorse sucker–from a South Side harbor on a night crawler. My main Father's Day ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 15»
7
Fishy problem frustrates residents of northeast community
... and we know that because in August when the weather starts getting hotter, or late July, we will see the odd fish die and we see them jump. «CTV News, Jun 15»
8
Did This Manga/Anime Inspire The Sharknado Films?
Encountering an odd fish with legs, Kaori, who has a hyper-sensitive sense of smell, becomes irritated by its smell and begs Tadashi to get rid ... «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jun 15»
9
Odd fish species in Vietnam
The fish with genitals on the head. This species is named Phallostethus cuulong. It was discovered in the Mekong River, Vietnam. «VietNamNet Bridge, May 15»
10
State's 1st fish brood bank at Umktieh
Later the VIPs released fingerlings in the brood bank and also at the research station at Mawpun. The 200 odd fish farmers and invitees had to ... «The Shillong Times, May 15»

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