fishdom

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noun

The state of being a fish, or of belonging to the world of fish; fish collectively.

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Meanings

nounfishdom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a fish, or of belonging to the world of fish; fish collectively.

    In the ouananiche, fishdom has achieved its glittering perfection.

    1922, Thomas Morris Longstreth, The Laurentians: The Hills of the Habitant, page 286
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    Some kind of homing instinct—imprinting, they call it—guides a salmon to the very same mountain stream where it hatched and awoke to fishdom.

    2005, Robin Cody, Ricochet River, page 83

    Meanwhile on shore you get all pumped because your line is jiggling and you are completely unaware of the social protocol of fishdom occurring below the water line.

    2008, H. W. Rardin, It's Always Windy on Trash Night: And Other Facts of Life, page 232

Origin

From fish + -dom.

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