fishborne

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adjective

Carried or transmitted by fish.

OriginEnglish fish ← Middle English fisch ← Old English fisċ →
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Meanings

adjectivefishborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCarried or transmitted by fish.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fisk
  4. Old Englishfisċ
  5. Middle Englishfisch
  6. Englishfish
  7. Englishfishborne

From fish + -borne.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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