Driftfishes

/ˈdrɪftˌfɪʃɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of driftfish; multiple fish of the driftfish type or multiple instances of the fish species.

Etymology

Regular plural of 'driftfish' formed by adding '-es.' The compound noun 'driftfish' combines 'drift' and 'fish' to describe a taxonomic group of actual fish species.

Kelly Says

Driftfishes are real fish in the family Nomeidae—scientists sometimes name creatures by their most obvious behavior, which is why this fish literally has 'drift' in its common name.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ዓሣ
en-k-u-la-l a-sa
ARالعربية
أسماك تَجْرِى
as-maak taj-ri
BNবাংলা
নাবিক মাছ
na-bik maash
CACatalà
peixos a la deriva
peh-ixos a la deh-ree-va
CSČeština
plovoucí ryby
plo-voo-shee ryby
DADansk
drivende fisk
dree-ven-de fisk
DEDeutsch
treibende Fische
trai-ben-deh fi-she
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρια που πλέουν
psaria pou ple-on
ESEspañol
peces deriva
peh-ses deh-ree-vah
FAفارسی
ماهیان شناور
mahi-yan sh-na-var
FISuomi
käyvät kalat
kay-vät ka-lat
FRFrançais
poissons dérivant
pwazhon deh-ree-van
GUGU
પાણીમાં ફરતા મછલી
paani-maan fara-ta machli
HAHA
kifi da ke-ta
ki-fi da ke-ta
HEעברית
דגים צפים
dagim tzofim
HIहिन्दी
प्रवाहित मछलियाँ
pra-va-hi-t ma-ch-li-yaan
HUMagyar
úszó halak
oo-szoo ha-lak
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan terapung
i-kan te-rapung
IGIG
eke ikan
eh-keh ee-kan
ITItaliano
pesci che derivano
peh-schi keh deh-ree-vah-no
JA日本語
漂流する魚
ひょうりゅうするさかな
KKKK
ағып баратын балық
a-gyp ba-ra-tyn ba-lyq
KMKM
ស្វាយត្រី
sva-y tra-i
KO한국어
표류하는 물고기
pyo-ryu-ha-neun mul-go-gi
MRMR
पाण्यात फिरणारे मासे
paani-yat fir-na-are ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan terapung
i-kan te-rapung
MYမြန်မာ
ပလောင် ငါး
pa-laung nga
NLNederlands
drijvende vissen
drie-ven-de vi-sen
NONorsk
driftende fisk
drif-ten-de fisk
PAPA
ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੋਲਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਮੱਛੀ
paani vi-ch dol-na-vale machhi
PLPolski
ryby unoszące się
ryby oo-no-zash-cheh se
PTPortuguês
peixes em deriva
peh-shesh em deh-ree-vah
RORomână
pești plutați
peh-sh-tee plu-ta-tee
RUРусский
плавающие рыбы
plavayushchie ryby
SVSvenska
drivande fiskar
dree-van-de fi-skar
SWKiswahili
samaki yanayopiga
sa-ma-ki ya-na-yo-pi-ga
TAதமிழ்
நீர்மீன்
neer-meen
TEతెలుగు
నీటిలో తిరుగుట
nee-ti-lo thir-gu-ta
THไทย
ปลาลอย
pa-loy
TLTL
isdang lumalutang
is-dang lu-ma-lu-tang
TRTürkçe
akıntı balıklar
ak-in-tu ba-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
плаваючі риби
plavayuchi ryby
URاردو
دریافت ہونے والے مچھلی
daryafat ho-nay waaley machli
VITiếng Việt
cá trôi
ca troi
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ẹ̀sẹ̀
eh-koh eh-seh
ZH中文
漂流鱼
piāoliú yú
ZUZU
izwe leliphake
ee-zway le-li-pha-keh

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