1. (noun)fish any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
"the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
2. (noun)fish the flesh of fish used as food "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"