"frostfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: frostfishes [plural], frostfish [plural]
Etymology: From frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|frost|fish}} frost + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|frostfish}} frostfish (plural frostfishes or frostfish)
  1. The tomcod.
    Sense id: en-frostfish-en-noun-LUKSQrKQ
  2. (US, dialect) The smelt. Tags: US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-frostfish-en-noun-UbD6tia- Categories (other): American English
  3. (New Zealand) The scabbardfish. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms, Smelts
    Sense id: en-frostfish-en-noun-GmMIw1hg Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of Smelts: 2 43 55 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 16 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 13 85

Inflected forms

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