fish ladder (fishlad"er)

Same as fishway. fish-line (fish'lin), n. A line used to catch fish. fish-louse (fish'lous), n. A general name of crustacean parasites of fishes. Fish-lice proper belong to an order or other group of Crustacea known as Ichthyophthiri, Siphonostomata, and Epizoa, of which there are many families with numerous genera and species, generally epizoic or ectoparasitic. They are not confined to fishes proper, being found also on cetaceans, crustaceans, and other aquatic animals. Among them are found the most monstrous and grotesque forms of crustaceans degraded by parasitism. See cut under Epizoa. IMG:content-1378.jpg:[blocks in formation] 2. A dry inodorous fertilizer made from fishes, used for manure. fish-food (fish'föd), n. 1. The food eaten by fishes.-2. Food consisting of fish.