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dither fishes

dither fishes is the plural of dither fish.

Meaning of dither fish

Noun

dither fish (countable and uncountable, plural dither fish or dither fishes)

  1. A fish used to reduce aggression and increase amicability among other fish; its habit of swimming in the open gives other fish confidence that there are no predators around.

Questions about dither fishes

What is dither fishes the plural of?
Dither fishes is the plural of dither fish.

Words near dither fishes in the dictionary

  1. ditheists
  2. dithelism
  3. dithematic
  4. dither
  5. dither fish
  6. dither fishes
  7. dithered
  8. ditherer
  9. ditherers
  10. dithering
  11. ditheringly

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