Resembling a fish in appearance, behavior, or characteristics.
From 'fish' + '-like' (suffix meaning resembling or similar to, from Old English 'gelīce'), a productive English formation for creating similarity comparisons.
In evolutionary biology, 'fishlike' creatures are crucial to understanding how animals transitioned from water to land—'fishlike tetrapods' are the pivotal ancestors that had fish characteristics but were developing limbs, making this simple word scientifically loaded.
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