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From fish (n):
fish
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. «There are plenty more fish in the sea.»)
fishes
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. «Cod, trout, and salmon are all fishes.»)

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Fishes /ˈfɪʃɪz/ n

  1. the Fishes ⇒ the constellation Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac

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fish /fɪʃ/USA pronunciation  
n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es, v. 
n.

  1. Fish[countable] a cold-blooded animal living in water, having gills, fins, and usually a long body covered with scales.
  2. Fish the flesh of a fish used as food:[uncountable]a recipe for fish with potatoes.

v.

  1. to go fishing (for): [~ + object]to fish trout.[no object]I was fishing all day.[~ + for + object]fishing for salmon.
  2. to draw or pull out as if fishing:[~ + object (+ out of + object)]He fished a coin out of his pocket.
  3. to seek to obtain something indirectly:[~ + for + object]fishing for a compliment.

Idioms

  1. Idioms fish out of water, a person who feels out of place:felt like a fish out of water in the big city.

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fish 
(fish),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fish•es, v. 
n.

  1. Fishany of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
  2. Fish(loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
  3. Fishthe flesh of fishes used as food.
  4. Astronomy, Astrology Fishes, the constellation or sign of Pisces.
  5. Informal Termsa person:an odd fish; a poor fish.
  6. a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, etc.
  7. Games[Cards Slang.]an incompetent player whose incompetence can be exploited.
  8. Slang Termsa dollar:He sold the car for 500 fish.
  9. Slang Termsa new prison inmate.
  10. Idioms drink like a fish, to drink alcoholic beverages to excess:Nobody invites him out because he drinks like a fish.
  11. Idioms fish out of water, a person out of his or her proper or accustomed environment:He felt like a fish out of water in an academic atmosphere.
  12. Idioms neither fish nor fowl, having no specific character or conviction;
    neither one nor the other.
  13. Idioms other fish to fry, other matters requiring attention:When it was time to act, they had other fish to fry.

v.t.

  1. to catch or attempt to catch (any species of fish or the like).
  2. to try to catch fish in (a stream, lake, etc.):Let’s fish the creek.
  3. to draw, as by fishing (often fol. by up or out):He fished a coin out of his pocket for the boy.
  4. to search through, as by fishing.
  5. [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsto secure (an anchor) by raising the flukes.
    • Naval Termsto reinforce (a mast or other spar) by fastening a spar, batten, metal bar, or the like, lengthwise over a weak place.

v.i.

  1. to catch or attempt to catch fish, as by angling or drawing a net.
  2. to search carefully:He fished through all his pockets but his wallet was gone.
  3. to seek to obtain something indirectly or by artifice:to fish for compliments; to fish for information.
  4. to search for or attempt to catch onto something under water, in mud, etc., by the use of a dredge, rake, hook, or the like.
  5. Miningto attempt to recover detached tools or other loose objects from an oil or gas well.
  6. Idioms fish in troubled waters, to take advantage of troubled or uncertain conditions for personal profit.
  7. Idioms fish or cut bait, to choose a definite course of action, esp. to decide whether to participate in or retreat from an activity.
  8. fish out, to deplete (a lake, stream, etc.) of fish by fishing.
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English fis(c)h, fyssh, Old English fisc; cognate with Dutch vis, German Fisch, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fisks; akin to Latin piscis, Irish iasc; (verb, verbal) Middle English fishen, Old English fiscian, cognate with Dutch visschen, German fischen, Old Norse fiska, Gothic fiskôn

fish′less, adj. 

Fish 
(fish),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. Biographical Hamilton, 1808–93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869–77.

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fish /fɪʃ/ n ( pl fish, fishes)

  1. any of a large group of cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates having jaws, gills, and usually fins and a skin covered in scales: includes the sharks and rays (class Chondrichthyes: cartilaginous fishes) and the teleosts, lungfish, etc (class Osteichthyes: bony fishes)
  2. (in combination): fishpond

    Related adjective(s): piscine

  3. any of various similar but jawless vertebrates, such as the hagfish and lamprey
  4. (not in technical use) any of various aquatic invertebrates, such as the cuttlefish, jellyfish, and crayfish
  5. the flesh of fish used as food
  6. informal a person of little emotion or intelligence: a poor fish
  7. short for fishplate
  8. Also called: tin fish
    an informal word for torpedo
  9. a fine kettle of fish ⇒ an awkward situation; mess
  10. drink like a fish ⇒ to drink (esp alcohol) to excess
  11. have other fish to fry ⇒ to have other activities to do, esp more important ones
  12. like a fish out of water ⇒ out of one’s usual place
  13. make fish of one and flesh of another ⇒ Irish to discriminate unfairly between people
  14. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl ⇒ neither this nor that

vb

  1. (intransitive) to attempt to catch fish, as with a line and hook or with nets, traps, etc
  2. (transitive) to fish in (a particular area of water)
  3. to search (a body of water) for something or to search for something, esp in a body of water
  4. (intransitive) followed by for: to seek something indirectly: to fish for compliments


See also fish outEtymology: Old English fisc; related to Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fiscs, Russian piskar, Latin piscis

ˈfishˌlike adj

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two or more fish species. For example, if you have three fish species in an aquarium (such as a clownfish, damselfish, and goby), you would say «three fishes.» If you have three clownfish (all of the same species), you would say «three fish.»

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A group of Cold-blooded, aquatic Vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.

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Pieces of timber lashed to a yard or mast to strengthen it.

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A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.

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One is of the Miracle of the loaves and fishes from the top register of the nave wall (above the clerestory windows) of Sant ‘Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, ca. 504. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Where Terry Jorgensen fishes is one of the only areas of deep water nearby. ❋ «AKMuckraker» (2010)

The containing group of jawed vertebrates and jawless fishes is vertebrata. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The collection, which focuses on North Pacific and Bering Sea fishes, is needed by researchers on and off campus to identify species and to understand fish biology and conservation. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And so doing he suffered exceeding hunger, so that he was forced to snatch up fishes from the surface of the sea and devour them raw, for stress of famine. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The melting point of the fluids within these polar fishes is — 0. 8°C, but the apparent freezing point (the temperature where ice begins to grow) is significantly lower. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Would you feel the same if, say, you were legally barred from displaying one of those cute little darwin fishes with feet on your desk if you have been elected to City Council? ❋ Unknown (2002)

What the grandmother called fishes were the little birds; the Princess could not understand them in any other way, for she had never seen a bird. ❋ Unknown (1909)

In his speech, the hunter does not chase the deer, but brings it before his gun by a magic power; the mystic fisher calls the fishes; the enchanted bullet finds its own game and needs only to be shot off; the tanner even lays a spell upon the water in his vat and makes it run up hill through a tube bent in a charm. ❋ Denton Jaques Snider (1883)

This passage of story, concerning Christ’s feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, is recorded by all the four ❋ Unknown (1721)

I got a strange feeling that something fishes is going on with some secret advertising the public isn’t in the know of just yet. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Pete Bogs says: vote against Alito and you’ll be sleeping with the fishes, is that it? stfu, Hatch! you’re an assault weapon-loving, cult-participating hypocrite … ❋ Unknown (2005)

Thereupon the man repaired to the tarn and cast his net; and when he landed it, lo! four fishes were therein exactly like the first. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Egyptian name in the Zodiac or Denerah = Pi-cot Orion or Pisces Hori = the fishes that is to say, swarms or multitudes of Him Who cometh. ❋ Unknown (2006)

However, we are later told that he fed five thousand people from five loaves and two fishes, which is much the same thing. ❋ Lynn Picknett (2004)

[Damn] that [song] has fishes! ❋ CGpalace (2008)

Person 1: OMG I can not believe that JASON dumped ME?!
Person 2: [Oh well], there is [plenty] fishes in [the sea]. ❋ Rianon (2018)

[Aunkita]: [Wow] those are [a lot] of fishes! ❋ Fighterhawk (2011)

the fishes [swin] ❋ ??NM (2018)

I like [to fish] [fish fish] fish in [the ocean] ❋ Lolipopsareforkids (2018)

Spliff Holder: Fish
Spliff Winner: Fish Fish
S.H: Tony
[S.W]: Tony Tony
S.H: [Battle of hastings]
S.W: 1066
S.H: Ho Ho Ho
S.W: Green Giant (has to be sung)
S.H: Ping
S.W: Pong
S.H: [Billa]
S.W: Bong ❋ LittleGirlyMan… (2010)

[Newman] [looks like] [a fish]. ❋ Vveniscool (2019)

ridiculously [hot girl]: i’m so [fat and ugly]!
someone nearby: yes. yes you are. stop [fishing for compliments]. ❋ Swiftlikethecandycorn (2010)

[Steven] is [serving fish] you [can’t even] tell he’s even a man. ❋ Cb2308 (2017)

[The act] of [fishing] for [fish] ❋ [email protected] (2009)

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FISHES

Fishes is a noun.

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WHAT DOES FISHES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fishes

Fish

A fish is any member of a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups. Most fish are ectothermic, allowing their body temperatures to vary as ambient temperatures change, though some of the large active swimmers like white shark and tuna can hold a higher core temperature. Fish are abundant in most bodies of water. They can be found in nearly all aquatic environments, from high mountain streams to the abyssal and even hadal depths of the deepest oceans. At 32,000 species, fish exhibit greater species diversity than any other group of vertebrates. Fish are an important resource for humans worldwide, especially as food. Commercial and subsistence fishers hunt fish in wild fisheries or farm them in ponds or in cages in the ocean. They are also caught by recreational fishers, kept as pets, raised by fishkeepers, and exhibited in public aquaria.

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TRANSLATION OF FISHES

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鱼

1,325 millions of speakers

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Peces

570 millions of speakers

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Fishes

510 millions of speakers

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मछलियों

380 millions of speakers

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أسماك

280 millions of speakers

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Рыбы

278 millions of speakers

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peixes

270 millions of speakers

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মীনরাশি

260 millions of speakers

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poissons

220 millions of speakers

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Ikan

190 millions of speakers

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Fische

180 millions of speakers

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魚座

130 millions of speakers

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물고기

85 millions of speakers

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Ikan

85 millions of speakers

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cá

80 millions of speakers

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மீன்கள்

75 millions of speakers

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मासे

75 millions of speakers

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Balık

70 millions of speakers

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Pesci

65 millions of speakers

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ryby

50 millions of speakers

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риби

40 millions of speakers

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Pești

30 millions of speakers

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Ψάρια

15 millions of speakers

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visse

14 millions of speakers

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Fiskar

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


Fishes

5 millions of speakers

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Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FISHES»

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Of all the countries the United States invaded or colonized in 1898, Sarah Vowell considers the story of the Americanization of Hawaii to be the most intriguing.

In this manual the authors discuss the importance of fishes in past economies and in archaeological research. They describe methods of extraction, fish anatomy and classification with the aid of numerous line drawings.

Alwyne Wheeler, Andrew K. G. Jones, 1989

Presents an introduction to fishes, discussing their physical characteristics, different types, eating habits, life cycle, and future threats to ocean fish due to overfishing.

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The Physiology of Fishes, Third Edition

The Physiology of Fishes, Third Edition, completely updated with a molecular perspective, continues to be regarded as the best single-volume general reference on all major areas of research in fish physiology.

David H. Evans, James B. Claiborne, 2005

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Fishes of West Virginia

This comprehensive work on the fishes of WV is the culmination of more than 20 years of res.

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Air-Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation

Air Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation is unique in its coverage of the evolution of air-breathing, incongruously because it focuses exclusively on fish.

Packed with representative species drawings and information on phylogentic relationships, this informative Fourth Edition features: * Both fossil and extant species * More than 500 illustrations * Fully vetted scientific and common names * …

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Intertidal Fishes: Life in Two Worlds

This book provides a comprehensive account of fishes largely overlooked in many previous studies of intertidal organisms and emphasizes how they differ from fishes living in other deeper-water habitats.

Michael H. Horn, Karen L.M Martin, Michael A. Chotkowski, 1998

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Molecular Systematics of Fishes

This volume explores the phylogeny of fishes at multiple taxonomic levels, uses methods of analysis of molecular data that apply both within and between fish populations, and employs molecule-based phylogenies to address broader questions …

Thomas D. Kocher, Carol A. Stepien, 1997

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Inland Fishes of California

A reference with information on the freshwater, anadromous, and estuarine fishes of California for biologists, students, managers and environmentalists.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FISHES»

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One Man’s Quest to Save the Most Colossal Fishes on Earth

Giant stingray Zeb Hogan with a giant freshwater stingray, which grows to over 16 feet long. Its barb is 15 inches long, and can penetrate not … «Wired, Jul 15»

Speak out: Don’t like free lunches? Volunteer at Loaves and Fishes

I wish the person who was so against free lunches for children would volunteer at Loaves and Fishes, Northern Illinois Food Bank or some … «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

The family that fishes together…

Taylor, mom Jordan and Ryan de Haan fish alongside Brayden Lepage and grandfather Michael Lepage beside Gray’s Creek during the … «Standard Freeholder, Jul 15»

SeaScape floating villa concept would let you sleep with the fishes

Boasting an underwater bedroom that would literally let you sleep with the fishes, SeaScape can also be expanded with attachable pontoons to … «Gizmag, Jul 15»

Drew Barrymore sips beer and fishes in Idaho while plugging Flower …

Drew Barrymore showed off her relaxed country style and her new line of sunglasses as she tried her hand at fly fishing while on vacation in … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

The Church of Loaves and Fishes: Out of the fire

Israel’s Christian leaders – and average citizens – struggle to make sense of the extremist attack on the Galilee’s famed pilgrimage site, and … «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»

40 years of Fish of Fishes!

The Fish of Fishes award celebrated its Ruby Anniversary this year, at Stockton on the Forest, near York. The Yorkshire Aquarist Festival (YAF) … «Practical Fishkeeping, Jul 15»

Fresh Air, Loaves and Fishes feed the needy

Judy Sexton with Loaves and Fishes says Fresh Air really gave the homeless a nice meal. «A lot of them would not have another meal until … «13WMAZ, Jul 15»

Councillor Neil Fisher fishes around for federal MP support

Councillor Neil Fisher inspects a tree that fell after the ‘perfect storm’ that hit Rockhampton. Photo Sharyn O’Neill / The Morning Bulletin Sharyn … «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»

Florida Kayaker Fishes For Grouper, Catches A Shark Instead …

At first glance, it looks like Florida kayaker Captain Ben Chancey is fishing for sharks, but he isn’t. The fisherman just had a moment of really … «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

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  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fĭʹshĭz, IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃɪz/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃɪz

Noun[edit]

fishes

  1. plural of fish
    1. (universal) multiple kinds of fish

      Coral bleaching threatens to disrupt the population equilibria of the reef’s fishes.

      • 2007, “Weird Fishes”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:

        I get eaten by the worms / And weird fishes / Picked over by the worms / And weird fishes / Weird fishes

    2. (usually nonstandard or archaic) multiple individual fish

      I caught six fishes today!

Verb[edit]

fishes

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of fish

    He’s on Klamath Lake; he often fishes from that lake.

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