icefish
icefish noun: any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood. Also the alternative form of ice fish.
Noun
icefish (plural icefishes or icefish)
- Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
- The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).
Also used as
icefish is also the alternative form of ice fish.
Forms of icefish
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | icefishes |
| plural | icefish |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | icefishes |
| present participle | icefishing |
| past participle | icefished |
| past | icefished |
Origin of icefish
From ice + fish.
Questions about icefish
- What does icefish mean?
- Icefish means any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood.
- What part of speech is icefish?
- Icefish is a noun.
- What is the plural of icefish?
- The plural of icefish is icefishes.
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