bellows fish
Webster Dictionary
a European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish, and snipe fish
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chum
(chum)
Princeton's WordNet
bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish
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fishy
Webster Dictionary
consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish
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bur fish
Webster Dictionary
a spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish
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grenadier
Webster Dictionary
any marine fish of the genus Macrurus, in which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; -- called also onion fish, and rat-tail fish
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surgeon
Webster Dictionary
any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes of the family Teuthidae, or Acanthuridae, which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base of the tail. Called also surgeon fish, doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon
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overfish
(ˌoʊ vərˈfɪʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to fish (an area) excessively; exhaust the supply of usable fish in (a body of water).
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trammel
(ˈtræm əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a net for catching birds or fish, esp. a three-layered net in which fish are trapped in two or more layers of mesh.
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neon tetra
(ɪz əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a small, bright red and blue South American characin fish, Pracheirodon innesi: a popular aquarium fish.
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carp
(ɑrp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely cultivated as a food fish.
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fishery
(ˈfɪʃ ə ri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a place where fish are bred; fish hatchery.
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fishlike
Webster Dictionary
like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish
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goldfish
Webster Dictionary
a small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); -- so named from its color. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope
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bladefish
Webster Dictionary
a long, thin, marine fish of Europe (Trichiurus lepturus); the ribbon fish
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fish
Webster Dictionary
to attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net
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pompano
Webster Dictionary
a California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish
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frostfish
Webster Dictionary
a name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (Lepidotus) valued as a food fish
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boarfish
Webster Dictionary
an Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish
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troll
Webster Dictionary
to fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water
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jewfish
Webster Dictionary
a similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish
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domine
Webster Dictionary
a West Indian fish (Epinula magistralis), of the family Trichiuridae. It is a long-bodied, voracious fish
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topminnow
(swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri)
Princeton's WordNet
freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
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helleri
(swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri)
Princeton's WordNet
freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
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groundfish
(groundfish, bottom fish)
Princeton's WordNet
fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
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fish ball
(gefilte fish, fish ball)
Princeton's WordNet
well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock
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swordtail
(swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri)
Princeton's WordNet
freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
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gefilte fish
(gefilte fish, fish ball)
Princeton's WordNet
well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock
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xyphophorus helleri
(swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri)
Princeton's WordNet
freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
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gig
(gig)
Princeton's WordNet
a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
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bottom fish
(groundfish, bottom fish)
Princeton's WordNet
fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
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