"dither fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dither fish [plural], dither fishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*|es}} dither fish (countable and uncountable, plural dither fish or dither fishes)
  1. A fish used to reduce aggression and increase amicability among other fish; its habit of swimming in the open gives other fish confidence that there are no predators around. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dither_fish-en-noun-4x15p~RE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish

Inflected forms

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