Fishlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having some characteristics of a fish.

    "fishlike scales"

Example

More examples

"His skin was as scaly as those of some fish I'd seen. His nose was distorted—flattened from having been broken several times—and that enhanced his fishlike appearance."

Etymology

From fish + -like.

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