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fallfish

[ fawl-fish ]

noun

, plural fall·fish·es, (especially collectively) fall·fish.
  1. a large minnow, Semotilus corporalis, of eastern North America.


fallfish

/ ˈfɔːlˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. a large North American freshwater cyprinid fish, Semotilus corporalis , resembling the chub
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fallfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; fall + fish
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Example Sentences

An example of this is the little red "fallfish," found only in the mountain tributaries of the Savannah and the Tennessee.

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