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Darwin fishes

Darwin fishes is the plural of Darwin fish.

Meaning of Darwin fish

Noun

Darwin fish (plural Darwin fishes or Darwin fish)

  1. A symbol, portrayed as a fish with legs, used to indicate support for the scientific theory of evolution as being the cause of species diversification, rather than biblical creationism.
    • The Jesus fish has become a symbol of modern Christianity, depicted on bumper stickers and jewelry to show that the owner is a Christian. The symbol has spawned a variety of spin-offs, and some argument, including the Darwin Fish^([sic]), the gefilte fish, fish and chips, lutefisk, and Jesus fish...2011, Gene Helfman, Bruce Collette, Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 132

Questions about Darwin fishes

What is Darwin fishes the plural of?
Darwin fishes is the plural of Darwin fish.

Words near Darwin fishes in the dictionary

  1. Darwin Award
  2. Darwin Awards
  3. Darwin Day
  4. Darwin drift
  5. Darwin fish
  6. Darwin fishes
  7. Darwin glass
  8. Darwin glasses
  9. darwin out
  10. Darwin ringlet
  11. Darwin ringlets

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