coarse fish

noun

Any fish that is not a game fish, and thus historically disdained by recreational anglers.

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Meanings

nouncoarse fish (plural coarse fishes or coarse fish)

plural coarse fishes

  1. Any fish that is not a game fish, and thus historically disdained by recreational anglers.
  2. UKAny fish dwelling near the surface of the water that is not a salmonid.
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APA

coarse fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarse%20fish

MLA

“coarse fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarse%20fish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coarse fish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarse%20fish.

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