sport fish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sport fish
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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“In terms of a sport fish, I can’t think of any freshwater fish I would rather catch.”
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
Some wind up in the bellies of nonnative sport fish.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2021
Analyzing Corps numbers compiled between 1994 and 2013, Chick’s team found sport fish dropped about 30 percent in two carp-infested areas on the Mississippi River and one on the Illinois River.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2019
“We try to understand the balance that the sport fish, the non-natives, can provide. But I also have a lot of fun going out and fishing for Apache trout as well.”
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2018
It's amazing that such a large sport fish consumed worldwide has managed to hide such speed-enhancing gadgetry for so long, says study leader John Videler, a retired marine zoologist at Groningen University in the Netherlands.
From National Geographic
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