baitfish

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noun

Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.

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Meanings

nounbaitfish (plural baitfishes or baitfish)

plural baitfishes

  1. fishingSmall fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.

    He said increased baitfish numbers after an upwelling of nutrient-rich water three years ago had contributed to the increase in shark numbers.

    2009 January 13, By Malcolm Holland, “Experts track record shark numbers off beaches”, in Herald-Sun
  2. fishingFish that can be caught using bait.

Origin

From bait + fish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fishbait
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APA

baitfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baitfish

MLA

“baitfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baitfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baitfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baitfish.

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