- coarse fish
- noun Date: 1857 1. rough fish 2. chiefly British a freshwater fish other than a salmonid
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coarse fish
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coarse fish — ► NOUN (pl. same) Brit. ▪ any freshwater fish other than salmon and trout … English terms dictionary
coarse fish — those kinds of fish not sought after by sports fishermen, or regarded as of lesser importance, perhaps caught for sport but not food. In Britain sport fish are basically Atlantic salmon and brown trout, all other fish being considered coarse fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
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coarse fish — noun (plural same) Brit. any freshwater fish other than salmon and trout. Compare with game fish … English new terms dictionary
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coarse fishing — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑coarse * * * coarse fishing UK US noun [uncountable] british the activity of catching fish in a river or lake, except for trout or salmon Thesaurus: hunting, shooting and fishing … Useful english dictionary
coarse — adjective (coarser; coarsest) Etymology: Middle English cors, perhaps from course, noun Date: 14th century 1. of ordinary or inferior quality or value ; common 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Fish locomotion — The prevailing type of fish locomotion is swimming in water. In addition, some fish can walk , i.e., move over land, burrow in mud, and glide through the air. Contents 1 Swimming 1.1 Body/caudal fin propulsion 1.1.1 Anguilliform locomotion … Wikipedia
Fish scale — For other uses, see Fish scale (disambiguation). The cycloid scales of a common roach (Rutilus rutilus). The row of lateral line scales is visible in the lower half of the image. The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes are covered by… … Wikipedia
