fish hatch

  • 1hatch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ closed, open ▪ Leave the hatch open. ▪ access, escape ▪ serving (esp. BrE) …

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  • 2Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …

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  • 3Hatch — Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1. A… …

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  • 4hatch — Ⅰ. hatch [1] ► NOUN 1) a small opening in a floor, wall, or roof allowing access from one area to another. 2) a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. ● down the hatch Cf. ↑down the hatch ORIGIN Old …

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  • 5hatch|er|y — «HACH uhr ee, HACH ree», noun, plural er|ies. a place for hatching eggs, as for fish or hens …

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  • 6fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …

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  • 7hatch — I UK [hætʃ] / US verb Word forms hatch : present tense I/you/we/they hatch he/she/it hatches present participle hatching past tense hatched past participle hatched 1) a) hatch or hatch out [intransitive/transitive] if a baby bird, fish, insect… …

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  • 8hatch — hatch1 [ hætʃ ] verb 1. ) hatch or hatch out intransitive or transitive if a baby bird, fish, insect, etc. hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born: Eleven chicks have been hatched since July. Mosquito larvae are hatching in the …

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  • 9hatch — 01. The eggs might not [hatch] because they got quite cold during the winter storm. 02. After the salmon eggs [hatch], the babies live in the gravel for a few weeks. 03. There is a salmon [hatchery] located near the mouth of the river. 04. The… …

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  • 10Fish migration — Many species of salmon are anadromous and migrate long distances up rivers and streams to spawn. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres… …

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