fish food

noun

Food for fish that are kept in aquaria; sprinkled on the surface of the water, usually in the form of dry flakes.

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Meanings

nounfish food (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFood for fish that are kept in aquaria; sprinkled on the surface of the water, usually in the form of dry flakes.
  2. slanguncountableA person who dies by drowning.

    Carlucci grimaced. He mumbled, 'She's gonna be fish food, I swear it.'

    2015, George R. R. Martin, Wild Cards 4-7: The Puppetman Quartet

Translations

Bulgarian храна за риби
  • храна за риби (hrana za ribi)food for fish
Chinese Mandarin 魚食兒 /鱼食儿, 魚食 /鱼食
  • 魚食兒 /鱼食儿 (yúshír)food for fish
  • 魚食 /鱼食 (yúshí)food for fish
Danish fiskefoder
  • fiskefoderfood for fish
Finnish kalanruoka
  • kalanruokafood for fish
French nourriture pour poisson
  • nourriture pour poissonfood for fish
German Fischfutter
  • Fischfutterfood for fish
Indonesian makanan ikan
  • makanan ikanfood for fish
Malay makanan ikan
  • makanan ikanfood for fish
Norwegian Bokmål fiskefor, fiskefôr
  • fiskeforfood for fish
  • fiskefôrfood for fish
Swedish fiskfoder, fiskmat
  • fiskfoderfood for fish
  • fiskmatfood for fish
Thai อาหารปลา
  • อาหารปลาfood for fish
Turkish balık yemi
  • balık yemifood for fish
Cite this entry
APA

fish food. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20food

MLA

“fish food.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20food. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fish food,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20food.

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