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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIKEFISH

spikefish  [ˈspaɪkˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIKEFISH

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Spikefish 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 SPIKEFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spikefish

Spikefish

The spikefishes are ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes. They live in deep waters, below 50 metres, but above the continental shelves. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and the west-central Pacific. The spikefishes are quite variable in form, with some species having tubular snouts, and others have spoon-like teeth for scraping the scales off other fishes. Depending on the exact species involved, they reach a maximum length of about 5–22 centimetres.

Definition of spikefish in the English dictionary

The definition of spikefish in the dictionary is a large sea fish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIKEFISH


blackfish
ˈblækˌfɪʃ
blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
jackfish
ˈdʒækˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
milkfish
ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ
monkfish
ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ
rockfish
ˈrɒkˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
snakefish
ˈsneɪkˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
stockfish
ˈstɒkˌfɪʃ
suckfish
ˈsʌkˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
trunkfish
ˈtrʌŋkˌfɪʃ
weakfish
ˈwiːkˌfɪʃ
wreckfish
ˈrɛkˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIKEFISH

spigot and socket joint
spik
spike
spike heel
spike heels
spike lavender
spike someone´s guns
spike-rush
spiked
spikelet
spikelike
spikenard
spiker
spikery
spikes
spikier
spikiest
spikily
spikiness
spiky

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIKEFISH

bluefish
bonefish
Boston bluefish
candlefish
cavefish
cuttlefish
filefish
fish
globefish
goosefish
needlefish
paddlefish
pipefish
rosefish
sablefish
selfish
snipefish
spadefish
stonefish
tilefish

Synonyms and antonyms of spikefish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spikefish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIKEFISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

spikefish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spikefish
570 millions of speakers

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spikefish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spikefish
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

spikefish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spikefish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spikefish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spikefish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spikefish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spikefish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spikefish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spikefish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spikefish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spikefish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spikefish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spikefish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिकफिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spikefish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spikefish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spikefish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spikefish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spikefish
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

spikefish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spikefish
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

spikefish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spikefish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spikefish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKEFISH»

The term «spikefish» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKEFISH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIKEFISH»

Discover the use of spikefish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spikefish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Spike fish A name given to the marlins or spearfish in the family Istiophridae. Spikefish is usually applied to the striped marlin in the Pacific off the west coast of the United States. (SS-404: dp. 1,810 (surf.), 2,415 (subm.) ; l. 311'8"; b. 27'3"; dr.
James L. Mooney, 1976
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The Hunter Hunted: Submarine Versus Submarine : Encounters ...
Almost as new to the war was uss Spikefish.21 She had joined the fleet in June 1944 and was only on her third war patrol on 13 August 1945 when, after dark, she picked up a target on her SJ radar. She was just off the China coast. The target ...
Robert Cecil Stern, 2007
3
Baseline Studies of Biodiversity: The Fish Resources of ...
Halimochirurgus centriscoides Alcock 1 899 Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus Fowler 1934 Triacanthodes ethiops Alcock 1894 Tydemania navigatoris Weber 1913 Triodontidae Triodon macropterus Lesson 1830 Longsnout spikefish, (M), ...
Daniel Pauly, Purwito Martosubroto, 1996
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Sub: An Oral History of U.S. Navy Submarines
From the Tench, I transferred to the USS Spikefish (SS 404) and went to Key West, Florida. While I served on the Spikefish, I had the privilege and honor of being on the boat in May 1960, when she became the first submarine in history to make ...
Mark K. Roberts, 2007
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Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to ...
Hollardia. hollardi. Poey,. 1. 86. 1. Reticulate. spikefish. Hollardia hollardi has an irregular pattern of dark reticulations on side. Snout is moderately long and acute. Jaw teeth are short, blunt, and conical; number 6 to 1 1 in a single row in upper ...
John D. McEachran, Janice D. Fechhelm, 2006
6
United States Submarine Operations in World War II.
Late in the evening of August 13, Spikefish made radar contact. Closing in, the American submariners identified the target as a Jap submersible. The wary enemy submerged. Managhan then indulged in a fast guessing game. He guessed that ...
Theodore Roscoe, Richard G. Voge, 1949
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Bulletin of the New York State Museum
Spikefish. Makaira m'gricans LACiIPiEDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss. IV, 688, 1803, Rochelle. Histiophorus american'us CUVIER & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss . VIII, 303, 1831, Brazil. ' . I Istiophorus nigricans JORDAN 8; EWERMANN, Bull.
‎1903
8
Sole Survivors of the Sea
0440(H). Dived. 1107(H) Surfaced. 1200(H) Position: Lat. 29.20N Long. 124.01E. 2010(H) SJ radar contact bearing 032(T), range 9800 yards. S/C #11. Position: Lat. 29.32N Long. 124.56E. Had strong signal on APR at 145 MC. at this time, ...
James Wise, Jr, 2013
9
Undersea Victory: The Influence of Submarine Operations on ...
Spikefish and I-373 On 9 August I-373 left Sasebo and ran down through the East China Sea on her first tanker run to pick up a cargo from Formosa. The Japanese knew only that she did not arrive at her destination. I-373 was sunk by U.S. ...
Wilfred Jay Holmes, 1966
10
Bureau of Ships Journal
USS Spikefish (SS-404). Figure 2. RAdm L. M. Mustin, USN (1), Commander Key West Force, and VAdm F. Lee, USN (r). Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, man the bow- and stern-plane controls (or 10,000th dive of Spikefish.
‎1961

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIKEFISH»

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Pennington one of three African-Americans lost aboard doomed …
An electrician's mate, he took part in six war patrols aboard the submarines USS Sea Dragon (SS 194) and the USS Spikefish (SS 404) before the war's end. «Seacoastonline.com, Feb 13»
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Meet a Veteran: Glenn N. Arthur Jr., of Gales Ferry
Arthur graduated from the Groton submarine school in June 1956 then began service aboard the USS Spikefish. Arthur graduated from the Navy's nuclear power ... «Norwich Bulletin, Sep 12»

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