icefish

See also: ice fish

English

Etymology

ice +‎ fish

Noun

icefish (plural icefishes or icefish)

  1. Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
  2. The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).

Verb

icefish (third-person singular simple present icefishes, present participle icefishing, simple past and past participle icefished)

  1. Alternative form of ice fish

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