sea fish

noun

Any fish found in salt waters.

Meanings

nounsea fish (plural sea fishes or sea fish)

plural sea fishes · alternative seafish · alternative sea-fish

  1. Any fish found in salt waters.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsee fysshe
  2. Englishsea fish

From Middle English see fysshe.

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Translations

German Seefisch
  • Seefischfish found in salt waters
Vietnamese cá biển
  • cá biểnfish found in salt waters
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