fishkill

See also: fish kill and Fishkill

English

Etymology

From fish +‎ kill.

Noun

fishkill (plural fishkills)

1. An environmental event in which fish are killed.
   • 1978, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 650/3, volume 3, page 11:

     Fishkills, with some exceptions, result from low dissolved oxygen conditions accompanying the decomposition of organic materials […]