CEFR B2

cardinalfish

noun

Meaning

cardinalfish means any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses cardinalfish to mean any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
The teacher asked students to find cardinalfish in the reading.

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cardinalfish (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses cardinalfish to mean any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
The teacher asked students to find cardinalfish in the reading.
Check the words around cardinalfish to choose the right meaning.

How to Use cardinalfish

a/the cardinalfish (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a cardinalfish."
cardinalfish in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked cardinalfish in context before translating it."

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