icefish
icefish · icefishes · icefish
Any member of notothenioid family ChannichthyidaeAny member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
US/ˈaɪsfˌɪʃ/
Meaning
2 sensesAny member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).
Origin
From ice + fish.From ice + fish.
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Forms
plural: icefishes / icefishLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.