dead fish
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdeadandfish
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dead
adjective
uk/ded/us/ded/
not ...
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fish
noun
uk/fɪʃ/us/fɪʃ/
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ...
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(Definition ofdeadandfishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Deadfishappeared in the river.
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Within weeks, there were reports of several local residents who apparently died from having eaten thedeadfish.
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Who would bother to movedeadfisheggs anyway?
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Manydeadfishwere seen in local streams and rivers.
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Sixty-three thousanddeadfishwere taken from the river.
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I recognise that, in principle, there may be a case for controlling the disposal ofdeadfish, parts of fish or ofdeadfisheggs.
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Early in the eighth month of 1852, a large number ofdeadfishfloated to the surface of the inlet near the construction site.
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This is thought to be a consequence of fish behaviour sincedeadfishprovided a focus of attention for live fish in our experimental containers.
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Some workers have investigated whether humans can be infected by drinking water from a stream contaminated by infected flesh ofdeadfish.
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Thedeadfishincident also evokes concerns related to ecology and pollution, and the early-modern man's relation to and perception of his physical surroundings.
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Competitors are penalized heavily fordeadfishand in some casesdeadfishare not weighed.
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However, the consequence is that moredeadfishare thrown back into the sea.
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Someone in that position might, virtually intentionally, spread disease by movingdeadfishin those circumstances.
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Clause 31 helps in relation to live fish, but disease can be imported indeadfish.
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One is always being asked to count the number ofdeadfish.
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Unfortunately, the machine had cut into an old hole already filled withdeadfish.
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Everybody who spoke was convinced that adeadfishweighed more than a live one.
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And he weighed adeadfishand a live fish—and there was no difference.
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The issue is better illustrated by consideringdeadfishrather than dead eggs.
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All that can be done in the rivers is to remove thedeadfish.
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Discardingdeadfishinto the sea is a disgrace and should be stopped.
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What deep well of legal experience has been plumbed to bring up that particulardeadfish?
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Another 18 months of dumpingdeadfishback into the sea.
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