kala — meaning in English

English meaning

• finfish noun Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
• fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.

Senses

kala is used for these senses in English:

• finfish Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
• fish (uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
• fish (countable, nautical) A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.

finfish — full definition

1. noun Any fish, but especially fish other than flatfish
2. noun Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.

fish — full definition

1. noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
2. noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
3. verb To try to catch fish.
4. verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.

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