torrentfish

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noun

Cheimarrichthys fosteri, a freshwater fish native to fast-moving, shallow waters in New Zealand that migrates out to sea as part of its life-cycle.

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Meanings

nountorrentfish (plural torrentfish or torrentfishes)

plural torrentfishes

  1. Cheimarrichthys fosteri, a freshwater fish native to fast-moving, shallow waters in New Zealand that migrates out to sea as part of its life-cycle.

Origin

From torrent + fish.

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Translations

Māori panoho
  • panohoa fish species
Cite this entry
APA

torrentfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torrentfish

MLA

“torrentfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torrentfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torrentfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torrentfish.

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