fishes

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: fĭʹshĭz, IPA: /ˈfɪʃɪz/, X-SAMPA: /"fISIz/

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Noun

fishes

1. Plural form of fish
   1. (universal) multiple kinds of fish

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

   2. (usually nonstandard or archaic) multiple aquatic, cold-blooded, vertebrate animals

      I caught six fishes today!

Verb

fishes

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

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