fish food
Americannoun
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food eaten by or prepared for fish, especially pet fish.
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a corpse in a body of water.
Example Sentences
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Even more challenging is making sure that coral grown in a laboratory and placed into the ocean doesn’t become expensive fish food.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
The waste product usually goes into fish food.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
Inside the passenger cabin, a row of large portholes runs down each side, with small buttons next to them that allow passengers to shoot fish food “torpedoes” at the sea life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2023
There’s even some of the lethal metal still in the ground, most of it the size of fish food but sharp enough to cut fingers.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022
It was basically a closet full of cat, dog, hamster, and fish food, leashes, flea powders, and a few toys like bones and rubber fire hydrants that make squeaky noises.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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