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Fishkill

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hudsonnoun(countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
fish killnoun(marine biology) An underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populations
ichthyocidenounAny material that kills fish
piscicidenoun(countable) Any substance that is poisonous to fish.
fish foodnounFood for fish that are kept in aquaria; sprinkled on the surface of the water, usually in the form of dry flakes.
fishhoodnounThe state or condition of being a fish.
finningnounThe act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.
trash fishnoun(fishing, food) A fish caught as bycatch and generally sold cheaply.
blitznoun(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
overfishingnounFishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable.
fish frynoun(US) A meal, especially a cookout, featuring deep-fried, battered fish.
feeding frenzynoun(idiomatic, by extension) A voracious competition among would-be purchasers, etc. for limited resources.
food fallnoun(marine biology) An event in which organic matter in the ocean sinks to the seafloor.
fish farmingnounThe commercial activity of operating fish farms.
rough fishnounAny fish not considered valuable as sport fish nor used as bait or for food.
fisherynoun(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
foul fishnounA kelt or salmon, which, having spawned, still remains in the fresh water before effecting its annual migration to the sea.
fish farmnounA place or facility dedicated to the raising of fish or other seafood for sale.
escapementnoun(clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
cyanide fishingnounThe collection of live fish, generally for an aquarium, by spraying a sodium cyanide mixture into the water in order to incapacitate the fish.

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