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Word entry · 8 letters

saratoga

Best crossword clue

"Racecourse city"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/Part of speech nounSorted aaagorstStarts with SEnds with A2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a species of large fish found in Australian rivers, it has a red or pink spot on every scale (Scleropages leichardti)

Word origin

Origin unknown. Perhaps a mispronunciation of New Latin Ceratodus (“an extinct genus of lungfish”), which is from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Used in a sentence

  • But don't serve Saratogas to a meeting of the Ladies Aid Society. They're loaded with too much dynamite!
  • They tell us that the fresh waters at Hainin must have been substantial, for they included the remains of a large predatorial fish known as a bonytongue, or saratoga.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Racecourse city8 letters
02New York spa city8 letters

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