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• Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …   Universalium

• fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …   Universalium

• Fish in Australia — There are many species of fish in Australia, and fishing is a popular Australian activity. Most of Australia s fish species are marine. More than 4400 species of fish inhabit Australia s waterways. 70% of Australia s freshwater fish have… …   Wikipedia

• fish — I. /fɪʃ / (say fish) noun (plural fish or fishes) 1. any of various cold blooded, completely aquatic vertebrates, having gills, fins, and typically an elongated body usually covered with scales. 2. any of various other aquatic animals. 3. the… …  

• fish — [[t]fɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)fish, (esp. for kinds or species)fish•es 1) ich any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales: includes three unrelated… …   From formal English to slang

• fish — I. noun (plural fish or fishes) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis Date: before 12th century 1. a. an aquatic animal usually used in combination < starfish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• elongated bristlemouth fish — stambiadantė švietenė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Gonostoma elongatum angl. elongated bristlemouth fish; long toothed anglemouth rus. крупнозубая гоностома ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dantytosios …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

• fish louse — noun a kind of copepod • Hypernyms: ↑copepod, ↑copepod crustacean • Member Holonyms: ↑Branchiura, ↑order Branchiura * * * noun : any of various small crustaceans (as the carp louse) parasitic on fishes; …   Useful english dictionary

• fish stick — noun Date: 1953 a small elongated breaded fillet of fish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lantern fish —       any of the numerous species of small, abundant, deep sea fish of the family Myctophidae. Some lantern fish live in the depths to 300 metres (about 1,000 feet) by day, but at night they may approach the surface. Others live deeper and do not …   Universalium

• lion-fish — ▪ fish also called  Turkey Fish, or Fire fish        (Pterois), any of several species of showy Indo Pacific fish of the scorpion fish family, Scorpaenidae (order Scorpaeniformes). Lion fish are noted for their venomous fin spines, which are… …   Universalium