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gamefish

gamefish noun: fish deemed suitable for the sport of angling, as opposed to those caught primarily for food.

Noun

gamefish (plural gamefishes or gamefish)

  1. Fish deemed suitable for the sport of angling, as opposed to those caught primarily for food.

Forms of gamefish

pluralgamefishes
pluralgamefish

Origin of gamefish

From game + fish.

Questions about gamefish

What does gamefish mean?
Gamefish means fish deemed suitable for the sport of angling, as opposed to those caught primarily for food.
What part of speech is gamefish?
Gamefish is a noun.
What is the plural of gamefish?
The plural of gamefish is gamefishes.

Words near gamefish in the dictionary

  1. gamedays
  2. gamedev
  3. gamedevs
  4. gamefic
  5. gamefics
  6. gamefish
  7. gamefishes
  8. gamefowl
  9. gamefowls
  10. gameful
  11. gamefuls

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