Fishkill

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An environmental event in which fish are killed.

    "Fishkills, with some exceptions, result from low dissolved oxygen conditions accompanying the decomposition of organic materials[…]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in New York, and a village within it.

Example

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"Fishkills, with some exceptions, result from low dissolved oxygen conditions accompanying the decomposition of organic materials[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fish + kill.

Etymology 2

From Dutch vis (“fish”) + kil (“creek”).

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