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fish
n.
197 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Any animal that lives in the water (as distinct from 'beast' and 'bird'), such as a fish, a shellfish, a frog, a whale, a seal, a crocodile, a beaver, etc.; also
fig.
; (b)
fish-kin, -kind
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