fishes
/ˈfɪʃɪz/ noun B1- multiple kinds of fish · Coral bleaching threatens to disrupt the population equilibria of the reef’s fishes.· sleep with the fishes.
- multiple individual fish · I caught six fishes today!
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Sailing blossoms, silver fishes,
And welcome little fishes in
That trick of staining the fishes’ scales of a delicate pink is quite peculiar to China.
Well, I selected the cartilages of the heads of these fishes, and you can scarcely imagine the delight with which I welcomed the arrival of each Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, as affording me the means of increasing my stock of pens; for I will freely confess that my historical labors have been my greatest solace and relief.
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