ST PETER'S FISH

Meaning of ST PETER'S FISH in English

■ noun a tilapia with a dark mark near each pectoral fin, native to North Africa and the Middle East. [ Sarotherodon galileus .]

Origin

with biblical allusion to Matt. 17:27.

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ST. PETER'S FISH — type of edible fish
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PETER — Peter, Saint :One of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, he was a leader and missionary in the early church, …
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ST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith …
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PETER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Altgeld John Peter Behrens Peter Lawrence Peter Berra Brook Sir Peter Stephen Paul Carey …
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FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
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-ST — I. — see -est II. symbol Etymology: from -st (superlative suffix) — used after the figure 1 to indicate the …
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'ST — st verb Etymology: by contraction archaic : hast thou 'st
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-ST — -st 1 var. of -est 1 : first; least. -st 2 var. of -est 2 : hadst; wouldst; dost.
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PETER — /pee"teuhr/ , n. 1. Also called Simon Peter . died A.D. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed …
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PETER
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FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
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PETER — n. Saint Peter (died c. AD 67), one of the 12 Apostles; male first name
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FISH
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-ST — I. — see -est II. symbol — used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first 1 st …
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FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
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ST — [st] abbreviation stanza, state, stitch, stone, street St abbreviation saint, stratus ST abbreviation short ton, single throw, standard time
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PETER
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FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
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-ST — [-st] --see -est [2]-st symbol--used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first "1st" "91st"
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ST — I St, St. 'Street' BrE AmE striːt —In names of thoroughfares, unstressed: ˈ Oxford St II St, St. 'Saint' BrE …
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-ST — -st archaic and liturgial second person singular ending BrE AmE st ▷ — didst ˈdɪdst —see ↑ -est
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PETER — Peter, peter BrE AmE ˈpiːt ə AmE ˈpiːt̬ ə r ▷ Peter|ed d ▷ petering ˈpiːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
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ST — ( BrE ) (also st. NAmE , BrE ) abbreviation stone (a British measurement of weight) : 9st 2lb
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ST — abbreviation 1. (also st ) (both BrE ) (also St. , st. NAmE , BrE ) (used in written addresses) …
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FISH
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ST. — st British English , st. American English the written abbreviation of stone or stones : She weighs 9 st 8 …
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ST — st British English , st. American English the written abbreviation of stone or stones : She weighs 9 st 8 …
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ST. — St BrE AmE British English , St. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of Street , used in addresses: …
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ST — St BrE AmE British English , St. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of Street , used in addresses: …
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PETER — I. Peter BrE AmE ⇨ rob Peter to pay Paul at ↑ rob (2) II. Peter, Saint BrE AmE the …
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FISH
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-ST — -st /st/ BrE AmE suffix 1 . forms written ORDINAL numbers with 1: the 1st (=first) prize my 21st birthday …
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FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
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FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
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FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
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ST — st is used as a written abbreviation for stone when you are mentioning someone’s weight. ( BRIT ) He weighs …
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ST — also st. Note: The form 'SS' or 'SS.' is used as the plural for meaning 2. 1. St is a …
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PETER — If you say that someone is robbing Peter to pay Paul , you mean that they are transferring money from …
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FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
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ST — also st. Note: The form 'SS' or 'SS.' is used as the plural for meaning 2. 1. ~ is a …
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ST — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES St Bernard the 18th/19th/20th/21st etc century ▪ The movie is set in the 18th century.
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PETER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Peter/Catherine etc the Great ▪ I’m reading a biography of Alexander the Great. ▪ the …
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FISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish pond a fishing boat ▪ The fishing boats go out to sea …
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ST — (HOLY PERSON) [noun] [before noun] - abbreviation for saint (= a person honoured by the Christian Church for being holy …
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PETER — Pan [noun] [U] [informal] [humorous] - a man who never seems to look any older although he is no longer …
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FISH — n. fish farming fish duck fish hawk archer fish blind fish bony fish fish poisoning Fish Hamilton flying fish Great …
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ST — n. St. Mary Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith Herbert Henry 1st …
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PETER — n. Abelard Peter Altgeld John Peter Behrens Peter Lawrence Peter Berra Brook Sir Peter Stephen Paul Carey Peter Philip Cooper …
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PETER — n. Russian Pyotr Alekseyevich known as Peter the Great born June 9, 1672, Moscow, Russia died Feb. 8, 1725, St. …
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PETER — n. born 0441; 903 died Jan. 30, 969 Tsar of Bulgaria (927969). The second son of Simeon I , he …
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PETER — n. Spanish Pedro known as Peter the Cruel born Sept. 5, 1319, or Sept. 15, 1317, Balaguer, Catalonia died Jan. …
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PETER — n. Russian Pyotr Alekseyevich born Oct. 23, 1715, St. Petersburg, Russia died Jan. 29, 1730, Moscow Tsar of Russia (172730). …
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PETER — n. Russian Pyotr Fyodorovich orig. Karl Peter Ulrich, duke von Holstein-Gottorp born Feb. 21, 1728, Kiel, Holstein-Gottorp died July 18, …
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PETER — n. Spanish Pedro known as Peter the Great born 1239 died Nov. 11, 1285, Villafrance del Panades, Catalonia King of …
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FISH — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, Chinook salmon, G, G-note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, …
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FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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PETER — [Other] A fisherman, resident at Caperneum, originally named Simon or Simeon. After his calling he changed his name into Peter. …
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