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Fish

/fɪʃ/

EN

A cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate animal that breathes using gills and typically has fins and a streamlined body; also refers to the flesh of fish used as food.

I caught a small fish while fishing at the lake yesterday.

Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'fisc', which originated from the Proto-Germanic 'fiskaz'. It has cognates in many Germanic languages and ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root 'peysk-', meaning 'fish'.

Translations

简体中文
鱼,鱼类
繁體中文
魚,魚類
日本語
魚,さかな
한국어
물고기,생선
Deutsch
Fisch
Español
pez,pescado
Português
peixe,pescado
Français
poisson
Tiếng Việt
cá

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