underfish

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verb

To fish less than would still be sustainable; to underuse (an area) for fishing.

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Meanings

verbunderfish (third-person singular simple present underfishes, present participle underfishing, simple past and past participle underfished)

present singular third person underfishes · participle present underfishing · participle past underfished · past underfished

  1. To fish less than would still be sustainable; to underuse (an area) for fishing.

Origin

From under- + fish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

furnished
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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