fish: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of fish
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selfish
- adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
- Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
- adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
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shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
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catfish
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
mudcat.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; wolffish.
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
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crayfish
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
rock lobster; spiny lobster; langouste.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crawfish; ecrevisse; crawdad.
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
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goldfish
- noun small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
Carassius auratus.
- noun small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
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jellyfish
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war; man-of-war.
- noun any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
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starfish
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
sea star.
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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unselfish
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
- adjective satellite not greedy
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
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offish
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
standoffish.
- a standoffish manner
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
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whitefish
- noun any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
- noun flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
- noun any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
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monkfish
- noun flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
lotte; Lophius Americanus; allmouth; anglerfish; angler; angler fish; goosefish.
- noun flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
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dogfish
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Amia calva; grindle; bowfin.
- noun any of several small sharks
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
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rockfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- noun marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
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redfish
- noun North Atlantic rockfish
ocean perch; rosefish.
- noun large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
red drum; channel bass; Sciaenops ocellatus.
- noun North Atlantic rockfish
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angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
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flatfish
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
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swordfish
- noun flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- noun large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
Xiphias gladius.
- noun flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
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crawfish
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
ecrevisse; crayfish; crawdad.
- noun small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
crayfish; crawdad; crawdaddy.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
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sunfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- noun among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
mola; headfish; ocean sunfish.
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
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codfish
- noun lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
cod.
- noun major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
cod.
- noun lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
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bluefish
- noun bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
Pomatomus saltatrix.
- noun fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
- noun bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
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bonefish
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Albula vulpes.
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
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kingfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
cero; Scomberomorus regalis; pintado.
- noun the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
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blowfish
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
pufferfish; sea squab; puffer.
- noun any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
pufferfish; globefish; puffer.
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
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sailfish
- noun a saltwater fish with lean flesh
- noun large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
- noun a saltwater fish with lean flesh
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wolfish
- adjective resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
wolflike.
- ran in wolflike packs
- wolfish rapacity
- adjective satellite devouring or craving food in great quantities
voracious; rapacious; esurient; edacious; ravenous; ravening.
- edacious vultures
- a rapacious appetite
- ravenous as wolves
- voracious sharks
- adjective resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
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dwarfish
- adjective satellite atypically small
- dwarf tree
- dwarf star
- adjective satellite atypically small
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cuttlefish
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
cuttle.
- noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
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standoffish
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
offish.
- a standoffish manner
- adjective satellite lacking cordiality; unfriendly
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finfish
(Zoöl.) (a) A finback whale. (b) (pl.)True fish, as distinguished from shellfish.
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panfish
- noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market
- noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market
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stockfish
- noun fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
- noun fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
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groundfish
- noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
bottom fish.
- noun 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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lungfish
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
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anglerfish
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
lotte; Lophius Americanus; allmouth; angler; angler fish; monkfish; goosefish.
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
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blackfish
- noun large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
tautog; Tautoga onitis.
- noun female salmon that has recently spawned
- noun large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
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hagfish
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
slime eels; hag.
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
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billfish
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
garpike; garfish; gar; Lepisosteus osseus.
- noun giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
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pipefish
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
needlefish.
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
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goatfish
- noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
Mullus surmuletus; surmullet; red mullet.
- noun brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
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needlefish
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
billfish; gar.
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
pipefish.
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
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parrotfish
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
pollyfish; polly fish.
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
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damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
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paddlefish
- noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
duckbill; Polyodon spathula.
- noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
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pufferfish
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
sea squab; blowfish; puffer.
- noun any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
globefish; puffer; blowfish.
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
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sawfish
- noun primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
- noun primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
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weakfish
- noun lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out
Cynoscion regalis.
- noun lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
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toadfish
- noun bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
Opsanus tau.
- noun bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
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garfish
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
garpike; billfish; gar; Lepisosteus osseus.
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
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surgeonfish
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
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tilefish
- noun important marine food fishes
blanquillo.
- noun yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps.
- noun important marine food fishes
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archerfish
- noun any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
Toxotes jaculatrix.
- noun any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
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devilfish
- noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
grey whale; Eschrichtius robustus; gray whale; Eschrichtius gibbosus.
- noun bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
octopus.
- noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
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butterfish
- noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
- noun small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines
stromateid; stromateid fish.
- noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
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batfish
- noun bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
- noun bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
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jewfish
- noun large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
mulloway; Sciaena antarctica.
- noun large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
Mycteroperca bonaci.
- noun large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
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cardinalfish
- noun small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
- noun small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
- frogfish1/5
frogfish
- noun fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
- noun fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
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spadefish
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
angelfish; Chaetodipterus faber.
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
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squirrelfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
pinfish; sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides.
- noun very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
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wolffish
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; catfish.
- noun large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
lancet fish; lancetfish.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
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rabbitfish
- noun large European chimaera
Chimaera monstrosa.
- noun large European chimaera
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dolphinfish
- noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
mahimahi.
- noun large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
mahimahi; dolphin.
- noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)
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spearfish
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
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triggerfish
- noun any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
- noun any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
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butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
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filefish
- noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
- noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
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lumpfish
- noun clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
Cyclopterus lumpus.
- noun clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
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hogfish
- noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
Lachnolaimus maximus; hog snapper.
- noun found from Long Island southward
Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish.
- noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
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pinfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides; squirrelfish.
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
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raffish
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
rakish; spiffy; natty; snappy; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
rakish; devil-may-care.
- a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
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killifish
- noun small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
- noun small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
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lionfish
- noun brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins
- noun brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins
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stonefish
- noun venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
Synanceja verrucosa.
- noun venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
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mosquitofish
- noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
Gambusia affinis.
- noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
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scorpionfish
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
sea scorpion; scorpion fish.
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
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queenfish
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
white croaker; Seriphus politus.
- noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
- silverfish1/5
silverfish
- noun silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
Lepisma saccharina.
- noun a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
- noun silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
- elfish1/5
elfish
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
elvish; elfin.
- perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
- elvish tricks
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
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oafish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish; neanderthal; loutish; neandertal; swinish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- milkfish1/5
- pupfish1/5
pupfish
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- razorfish1/5
razorfish
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- sablefish1/5
- saltfish1/5
- glassfish1/5
- mudfish1/5
mudfish
(Zoöl.) (a) The European loach. (b) The bowfin. (c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species ( Protopterus annectens ). SeeLipedosiren .(d) The mud minnow.
- jackfish1/5
jackfish
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- stiffish1/5
- icefish1/5
- squawfish1/5
- cavefish1/5
cavefish
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- waifish1/5
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Suffixes of fish
- fishing«Word Popularity Bar5/5
fishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
sportfishing.
- noun the occupation of catching fish for a living
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
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fisher
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisherman.
- noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
fisher cat; pekan; Martes pennanti; black cat.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- fisheries4/5
fishery
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
piscary.
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- fishermen4/5
fisherman
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisher.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- fishes4/5
fish
- noun 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
- noun 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
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- fisherman4/5
fisherman
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisher.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- fishery4/5
fishery
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
piscary.
- noun a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- fished3/5
fish
- noun 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
- noun 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
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- fishers3/5
fisher
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
fisherman.
- noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
fisher cat; pekan; Martes pennanti; black cat.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
- fishy3/5
fishy
- adjective of or relating to or resembling fish
- the soup had a fishy smell
- adjective satellite not as expected
funny; shady; suspicious; suspect.
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
- adjective of or relating to or resembling fish
- fishman3/5
- fishnet2/5
fishnet
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
fishing net.
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
- fishhook2/5
fishhook
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- fishhooks2/5
fishhook
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- noun a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
- fishbone2/5
fishbone
- noun a bone of a fish
- noun a bone of a fish
- fishbowl2/5
fishbowl
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- the president lives in a goldfish bowl
- noun a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
- fishmonger2/5
fishmonger
- noun someone who sells fish
fishwife.
- noun someone who sells fish
- fishmongers2/5
fishmonger
- noun someone who sells fish
fishwife.
- noun someone who sells fish
- fishpond2/5
fishpond
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
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fishpond
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- noun a freshwater pond with fish
- fisheye2/5
fisheye
- adjective of or relating to a fisheye lens
wide-angle.
- adjective of or relating to a fisheye lens
- fisherfolk2/5
- fishings1/5
fishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
sportfishing.
- noun the occupation of catching fish for a living
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- fishnets1/5
fishnet
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
fishing net.
- noun a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
- fishtail1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
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fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
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fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- fishbones1/5
- fishtails1/5
fishtail
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- The airplane fishtailed on the runway
- verb slow down by moving the tail sideways
- fishwife1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
- fishwives1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
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fishbowl
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- the president lives in a goldfish bowl
- noun a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
- fishplates1/5
fishplate
- noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
- noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
- fishmeal1/5
fishmeal
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- fishkill1/5
- fishlike1/5
fishlike
Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish. A very ancient and fishlike smell. Shak.
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fishable
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fishway
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fishless
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fishcakes
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fishways
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fishpole
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fishline
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Derived words of fish
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selfishness
- noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
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sportfishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
fishing.
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
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kingfisher
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
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kingfisher
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
- noun nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
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selfishly
- adverb in an egotistical manner
egotistically.
- he behaved egotistically
- adverb in an egotistical manner
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unselfishness
- noun the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
- rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
- noun acting generously
generosity.
- noun the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
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unselfishly
- adverb in an unselfish manner
- he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion
- adverb in an unselfish manner
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lungfish
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
- noun air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
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hagfish
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
slime eels; hag.
- noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
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flatfish
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
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angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
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rockfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
- noun marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
- noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
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catfish
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
mudcat.
- noun large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
wolf fish; wolffish.
- noun flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
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crayfish
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
rock lobster; spiny lobster; langouste.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
crawfish; ecrevisse; crawdad.
- noun warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
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sunfish
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
- noun among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
mola; headfish; ocean sunfish.
- noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
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damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
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parrotfish
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
pollyfish; polly fish.
- noun gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
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surgeonfish
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
- noun brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
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butterflyfish
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
flying gurnard; flying robin.
- noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
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starfish
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
sea star.
- noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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jellyfish
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war; man-of-war.
- noun any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
- noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
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standoffishness
- noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
withdrawnness; aloofness; remoteness.
- noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
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wolfishly
- adverb in the manner of a wolf
- adverb in the manner of a wolf
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spearfish
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
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bonefish
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Albula vulpes.
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
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shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
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