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fallfish

[ fawl-fish ]

noun

, plural fall·fish·es, (especially collectively) fall·fish.
  1. a large minnow, Semotilus corporalis, of eastern North America.


fallfish

/ ˈfɔːlˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. a large North American freshwater cyprinid fish, Semotilus corporalis , resembling the chub


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fallfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; fall + fish

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Example Sentences

An example of this is the little red "fallfish," found only in the mountain tributaries of the Savannah and the Tennessee.

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