fallfish

[ fawl-fish ]

noun,plural fall·fish·es, (especially collectively) fall·fish.
  1. a large minnow, Semotilus corporalis, of eastern North America.

Origin of fallfish

1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; fall + fish

Words Nearby fallfish

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use fallfish in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fallfish

fallfish

/ (ˈfɔːlˌfɪʃ) /


nounplural -fish or -fishes
  1. a large North American freshwater cyprinid fish, Semotilus corporalis, resembling the chub

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012