what is the plural form of fish?

Answer 1

Either "fish" or "fishes" would be appropriate depending on the usage involved. Collectively, you would use "fish" whereas "fishes" would be used if you are referring to two or more kinds or species of fish. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fish

Answer 2

Fish Plural

Answer 3

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
[fish illustration]

Answer 4

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what is the plural form of fish?

Answer 5

The plural of fish uses an 'indefinite article' form. Like other things you don't count: water, sugar... When you ask: 'Do fish swim?' You are asking about fish in general. When it is: 'a' fish, you know it is about ' one' particular fish. In cases like this it is always: Does a...(fish, person...) The answer: 'Yes they does', will never occur at ANY time because the pronoun (they in this case) requires a fixed verb/adverb.

Answer 6

Plural or not, the word is still only "Fish."

Just like the plural word for a Moose.
It stays the same. Even if there wre 100 of them, it would still be "Moose"

"There are 100 moose in my yard!"

"There are 100 fish in my pool!"

The word stays the same.




Mainly the only time to use the word "Fishes" would be in somethng like :

"My boyfriend usually fishes in the pond out back"
Although "My boyfriend usually goes fishing in the pond out back" would be better

Answer 7

Fish.

As in, "a school of fish".

Answer 8

fish itself is a plural and singular by itself. You could use it invariably.

Answer 9

The way I was told is if there are a school of "same" fish ( for example: all salmon) then it is "fish", if it is a school of "mixed" fish ( for example: salmon and tuna) then it is "fishes".

Answer 10

FISH.