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penis fish

noun

Etymology

From penis + fish. * (catfish): From its apocryphal ability to enter the penis. * (worm): From its appearance resembling a human penis.

  1. inherited from *peysk-✻ — “fish”
  2. inherited from *fiskaz✻ — “fish”
  3. inherited from *fisk✻
  4. inherited from fisċ — “fish”
  5. inherited from fisch
  6. compounded as penis fish — “penis + fish”

Definitions

  1. A candiru, a parasitic catfish of the genus Vandellia, alleged to be able to enter the…

    A candiru, a parasitic catfish of the genus Vandellia, alleged to be able to enter the human urethra.

  2. Any of certain species of Urechis worm, including

    Any of certain species of Urechis worm, including:

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA