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ice fish

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noun

  1. any percoid fish of the family Chaenichthyidae, of Antarctic seas, having a semitransparent scaleless body

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He would take his boys swimming in Rocky Mountain rivers, he showed them how to ice fish, he taught them the meaning of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Until recently, he didn’t have the option to ice fish.

From Washington Times • Feb. 2, 2019

That’s not just a problem for those who want to ice fish or skate; it’s a problem for entire communities.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2019

Other creatures, such as this Antarctic ice fish, are so thoroughly adapted to freezing cold temperatures that warmer waters alone may wipe them out.

From Nature • Dec. 12, 2012

I would slide out onto it and break a little hole and ice fish.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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