"fishlike" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more fishlike [comparative], most fishlike [superlative]
Etymology: From fish + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fish|like}} fish + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} fishlike (comparative more fishlike, superlative most fishlike)
  1. Having some characteristics of a fish. Related terms: fishly, fishy, ichthyic, piscine Translations (like a fish): ἰχθυοειδής (ikhthuoeidḗs) (Ancient Greek), kalamainen (Finnish), fischartig (German), ιχθυοειδής (ichthyoeidís) (Greek), kalanmukain (Ingrian), rybi (Polish), pysgodaidd (Welsh)
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