fishlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fishlike From fish + -like.
Meanings
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Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishlike smell
The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.
2013, F. Crescitelli, The Visual System in Vertebrates, page 27:fishlike swimming ability
fishlike scales
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.
1989, Octavia E. Butler, “Part III, Chapter 7”, in Imago, page 213:fishlike eyes
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fishlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fishlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
fishy · piscine · fishlike · piscine · fishly · ichthyic · fishly · ichthyic · fishish · fishy · fishen
Translations (8)
izh kalanmukain (like a fish) · eo fiŝsimila (like a fish) · grc ἰχθυοειδής (like a fish) · pl rybi (like a fish) · el ιχθυοειδής (like a fish) · cy pysgodaidd (like a fish) · de fischartig (like a fish) · fi kalamainen (like a fish)