Definition of Foolfishes

1. Noun. (plural of foolfish) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foolfishes

1. foolfish [n] - See also: foolfish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foolfishes

fool up
foolable
fooldom
foole
fooled
fooled around
fooler
fooleries
foolers
foolery
fooles
foolest
fooleth
foolfish
foolfishes (current term)
foolhardice
foolhardier
foolhardiest
foolhardihood
foolhardily
foolhardiness
foolhardinesses
foolhardise
foolhardy
foolheartedly
foolhood
foolify
fooling
fooling about

Literary usage of Foolfishes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... or foolfishes. In these the body is very lean and meager, the scales being reduced to shagreen-like prickles. The ventral fins are replaced by a single ..."

2. The Wilder Quarter-century Book: A Collection of Original Papers Dedicated by Burt Green Wilder (1893)
"... foolfishes, about 20; the trunkfish, Ostracion, 14 ; the puffers, Tetraodon and Spheroides, 18; ..."

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