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fallfish

[ fawl-fish ]
/ ˈfɔlˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural fall·fish·es, (especially collectively) fall·fish.
a large minnow, Semotilus corporalis, of eastern North America.
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Origin of fallfish

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; fall + fish
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British Dictionary definitions for fallfish

fallfish
/ (ˈfɔːlˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes
a large North American freshwater cyprinid fish, Semotilus corporalis, resembling the chub
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