cockfish
Milchner
A male fish, especially a salmon or troutA male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
Meaning
4 sensesA male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
Milchner
A callorhinchid fish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, native to South America.
A cyprinid fish, Hypselobarbus dubius, native to India.
(Internet, vulgar)A person who cockfishes.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
male fish:
Origin
From cock + fish. Blend of cock (“penis”) + catfish (“(to create) a fake online profile”)From cock + fish.
Blend of cock (“penis”) + catfish (“(to create) a fake online profile”).
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Forms
plural: cockfish / cockfishesSynonyms
4 synonymscockelephantfishAmerican elephantfishNilgiris barb
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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