"Fish" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /fɪʃ/ Forms: Fishes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: From fish, a metonymic occupational surname for a fish seller or a nickname for someone who resembled a fish. It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Fisch. Etymology templates: {{wp|+ (surname)}}, {{der|en|de|Fisch}} German Fisch Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Fish (plural Fishes)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fish-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /fɪʃ/ Forms: the Fish [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: Semantic loan from Latin Pisces. Etymology templates: {{semantic loan|en|la|Pisces}} Semantic loan from Latin Pisces Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Fish}} the Fish
  1. (astronomy, astrology) The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces. Synonyms: Fishes
    Sense id: en-Fish-en-name-bhN4n49s Categories (other): Astrology, Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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