fallfish

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large silvery freshwater minnow (Semotilus corporalis) native to streams of northeastern North America

   The angler released the fallfish into the clear New England stream.

An American compound of fall + fish, recorded in the early nineteenth century and probably referring to the fish's occurrence near falls or rapids. Chivin was a historical New England common name for the same species, formerly classified as Leuciscus pulchellus and now as Semotilus corporalis.

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