food fish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of food fish
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The cost of food, fish oil and veterinary care for her two golden retrievers, Chloe and Dr. Bogart Jones, keeps rising.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The bugs are processed into powders and oils used in pet food, fish and farm feeds, and textured tofulike “meats” for human consumption.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 2, 2022
“They were a very important food fish, and a very important fish for the economy of the river.”
From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2021
A bin next to the pristine bowling green, just a few steps from the prom, is surrounded by a mass of half-eaten food, fish and chip boxes, disposable cutlery and bottles.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2020
It was not the right kind of fish, not a food fish.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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