fishes

FISH-iz/ˈfɪʃɪz/

3 meanings of fishes

1
noun
Many different kinds of fish, thought of as separate types.
Like saying 'cheeses' to mean many types of cheese, not many pieces.
Many different fishes live in this lake, like trout, bass, and perch.
Scientists study the fishes that live deep in the ocean.
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2
verb
Third-person singular simple present of fish. Use this form with he, she, or it.
She fishes off the dock every summer evening.
My grandfather fishes whenever the weather stays calm.
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3
nounarchaic
More than one fish, counted one at a time.
Like counting 'three fishes' the way old storybooks do.
The boy counted his fishes one by one as he emptied the net.
"The evil is for those benighted ones who will have none of it; seeing the light the true believers worship, as the fishes see the stars, but dimly."
1886, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of AdventureHere, fishes means many fish, thought of one by one.
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fishes is a form of fish

fish, verb: To catch or try to catch fish or other water animals, or to gather coral or pearls from the sea floor. Full entry

Forms: fishfishes he/she/itfishing -ing formfished past tense, past participle
Spelling: fish → fishes: add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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