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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fish, such as a carp or gar, that is not a game fish or a baitfish.

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  • noun Any fish not considered valuable as sport fish nor used as bait or for food.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait

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