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  Fishes

  noun

  the constellation Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac
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  fishes

  Traditionally, a class of vertebrates that breathe with gills rather than lungs, live in water, and generally lay eggs, although some bear their young alive. Some biologists consider the fishes a “superclass,” and divide them into three classes: bony fishes, such as sunfish and cod; fishes with a skeleton formed of cartilage rather than bone, such as sharks; and fishes that lack jaws, such as lampreys.

Fishes

British  

/ ˈfɪʃɪz /

noun

1. the constellation Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac

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fishes Cultural  

1. Traditionally, a class of vertebrates that breathe with gills rather than lungs, live in water, and generally lay eggs, although some bear their young alive. Some biologists consider the fishes a “superclass,” and divide them into three classes: bony fishes, such as sunfish and cod; fishes with a skeleton formed of cartilage rather than bone, such as sharks; and fishes that lack jaws, such as lampreys.

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Fishes are cold-blooded animals.

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Using advanced neutron imaging technology, scientists examined the skull and braincase of Koharalepis jarviki, a large predatory fish that lived during the Devonian Period, often called the "Age of Fishes."

From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026

The Feast of the Seven Fishes, “Seven Fishes” or just “Fishes” for short, is a traditional Italian-American Christmas Eve celebration built around the idea of eating seven seafood dishes.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025

And Chris was like, “Well, we gotta do Seven Fishes then.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024

The Loaves and Fishes drop-in centre in Salford has seen soaring demand for its meals, showers and laundry facilities in recent months.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

“But,” he added, eying the herring, “I will not allow that scaly seathing under any roof of mine. Fishes are far too fishy for me.”

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

“I ran into a tiki bar one time. That wasn’t too good,” said Derrick Hoy, 55, who fishes scallops in the Atlantic on a different vessel from Crusher, the 30-foot boat he competes with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"We lost 85% of the marine prairies, and we saw the fishes on the shore looking for oxygen, and these images were horrible," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Celtic art occupies a fluid, timeless plane where birds, fishes, dragons, gods, humans and pure motion continually morph and merge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

We humans eat seven fishes on Christmas Eve, samosas on Eid al-Fitr and maple cookies behind the moon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Viola fishes out the binocs and looks thru ’em.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness