what is a fish?

Main Entry: 1fish
Pronunciation: 'fish
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fish or fish·es
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis
1 a : an aquatic animal -- usually used in combination b : any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated
2 : the flesh of fish used as food
3 a : a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation) b : FELLOW, PERSON c : SUCKER 5a
4 : something that resembles a fish: as a plural, capitalized : PISCES 1; also : PISCES 2a b : TORPEDO 2b
- fish·less /'fish-l&s/ adjective
- fish·like /-"lIk/ adjective
- fish out of water : a person who is in an unnatural or uncomfortable sphere or situation
- fish to fry : concerns or interests to pursue -- usually used with other
- neither fish nor fowl : one that does not belong to a particular class or category

2006-09-27 16:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

A fish as an animal ( cold-blood, vertebrate) that has fins and scales, and lives in water.
Many species of fishes such as the clingfishes lack scales, and others such as some species of eels have no fins. Some fishes such as the lungfishes can spend considerable time out of water. All fishes have a backbone or a notochord, and all breathe using gills.

2006-09-27 23:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jamil Ahmad G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A fish is an animal that lives in the sea. It has no jaw bones. It's skelton bone is very thin. The fishes skin is etible. Some of the unpopular fihes here that we don't eat in the United States are the Jelly fish, Star fish. Most popular to eat here in the states are, Salmon, Flounder,Whiting and tuna. I hope this answers your question. Thanks.

2006-10-04 20:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

A fish is an animal that lives in water and breathes through gills.

2006-09-27 23:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by Joe & Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates of the superclass Pisces, characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body and including specifically:
Any of the class Osteichthyes, having a bony skeleton.
Any of the class Chondrichthyes, having a cartilaginous skeleton and including the sharks, rays, and skates.

2006-10-03 23:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by its me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You should know what fish is, if you're able to work your way to the computer and Internet.

2006-09-27 23:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by Dawn Treader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

a fish is one fish. like the goldfish cracker!

2006-09-27 23:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by jv637 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it's an animal that lives in water, uses gills to breathe, and uses fins to swim around.

2006-09-27 23:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Are you a 3 year old? LOL

2006-09-27 23:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

a human that live in the water if i understand your question

2006-09-27 23:36:43 · answer #10 · answered by wil_t52 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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