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rough fish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any fish not considered valuable as sport fish nor used as bait or for food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fish

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雜魚 /杂鱼 (záyú) — fish regarded as having no value to humans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下雜魚 /下杂鱼 (xiàzáyú) — fish regarded as having no value to humans
  • Finnish: roskakala — fish regarded as having no value to humans
  • Polish: odpad — fish regarded as having no value to humans