fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
fishlike
-
a word derived from
fish.
Example Sentences
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In this context, it is odd but not that surprising when this desert sojourner feels fishlike gills developing behind his ears.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
Then Garakani’s team shared their moodboard — a collage of A.I. images — depicting a ruined aquatic civilization staffed by fishlike janitors.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
Meanwhile, a cache of the valuable ore is discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, where a mysterious tribe of feathered, fishlike creatures defends it with a combination of mesmeric powers and fierce fighting spirit.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
Indigenous to the island of Ahch-To, the fishlike Caretakers look after Skywalker and the Jedi Temple — and they, too, came right out of Johnson’s imagination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
But there was something about the way it moved that wasn’t fishlike at all!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
