ground fish
noun
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ground fish
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ground-fish
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American
[ground-fish]
/ ˈgraʊndˌfɪʃ /
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of ground fish
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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There are more subarctic ground fish that can come into that area.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2022
As permafrost at the bottom of Siberian lakes cracks, water drains into the ground; fish die.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2017
For generations, the fish sliding down this ramp would have been cod, a ground fish that has been caught in these parts since the Pilgrims landed on Cape Cod, and before.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2014
What was more, Dr. Praeger did not like gefilte fish, the pale, perennial Ashkenazi appetizer made from poached ground fish.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2012
A stronger kind, and used for the larger ground fish, is a cage of open basket work, provided like the former with a bait and two entrances.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
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