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feeder fish

feeder fish noun: certain types of inexpensive fish commonly fed as live prey to captive animals, such as sharks and turtles.

Noun

feeder fish pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Certain types of inexpensive fish commonly fed as live prey to captive animals, such as sharks and turtles.

Questions about feeder fish

What does feeder fish mean?
Feeder fish means certain types of inexpensive fish commonly fed as live prey to captive animals, such as sharks and turtles.
What part of speech is feeder fish?
Feeder fish is a noun.

Words near feeder fish in the dictionary

  1. feeded back
  2. feedee
  3. feedees
  4. feeder
  5. feeder cattle
  6. feeder fish
  7. feeder fund
  8. feeder funds
  9. feeder head
  10. feeder line
  11. feeder reservoir

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