fish in English: An animal that lives in water and swims, with no legs. (noun)

Translation

An animal that lives in water and swims, with no legs.

Word origin

From Old English fisc, the word for the water animal, shared across the old Germanic languages.

Origin: Old English
Root: fisc

Grammar

Gender

Pluralfish

Examples

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"Fish" is an animal that lives in water.

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"Fish" stays the same for more than one.

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Here "fish" is the animal used as food.

A fish is an animal that lives in water and swims with its tail and fins. It has no legs. We say one fish or many fish, with the same word for both. People also eat fish as food.

Related words

animal

A living thing that can move and feel, such as a dog, a bird, or a fish.

bird

An animal with wings and feathers that can usually fly.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

river

A long line of water that moves across the land to the sea.

horse

A big, strong animal with four legs that people ride or that pulls things.

chip

A long thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil. Americans call these fries.

duck

A water bird with a flat beak and webbed feet that likes to swim.

hook

A bent piece of metal or plastic that you hang things on or catch fish with.

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