Fi*set"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to fustet or fisetin.
Fis"e*tin (?), n. [G. fisettholz a species of fustic.] (Chem.) A yellow
crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and regarded as its
essential coloring principle; -- called also fisetic acid.
Fish (?), n. [F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to fix.] A counter, used
in various games.
Fish, n.; pl. Fishes (#), or collectively, Fish. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis,
AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw.
& Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. Piscatorial. In some
cases, such as fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob. been
confused with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.] 1. A name loosely applied in
popular usage to many animals of diverse characteristics, living in the
water.
2. (Zoˆl.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having fins and a
covering scales or plates. It breathes by means of gills, and lives
almost entirely in the water. See Pisces.
The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes), Ganoidei, Dipnoi,
and Elasmobranchii or Selachians (sharks and skates). Formerly the
leptocardia and Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now
generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the fishes.