Fish & Shellfish Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Fish & Shellfish word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

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Fish & Shellfish word list, defined

CHIMERA /kaɪˈmɪərə/ — /kaɪˈmɛrə/ · noun
A thing that is hopelessly desired or pursued but is illusory or impossible to achieve; more broadly, an illusion or fabrication of the mind. In biology, a chimera is an organism composed of cells from genetically distinct individuals. Related: illusion, fantasy, delusion, mirage.
EELFARE /ˈiːlwɛə/ · noun
A mass movement or migration of young eels (elvers) swimming upriver from the sea, typically in spring; also, by extension, the season during which this migration occurs. Related: migration, run, swarm, upstream passage.
CICHLID /ˈsɪk.lɪd/ · noun
Any of a large family (Cichlidae) of chiefly freshwater fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters, especially in Africa and South America, known for their bright colours and their care of the young.
CODFISH /ˈkɒdˌfɪʃ/ · noun
A cod, especially one caught or prepared as food; the flesh of the cod used as food. Related: cod, Atlantic cod, Pacific cod.
FANTAIL /ˈfænteɪl/ · noun
A fantail is a bird, breed of animal, or structure characterized by a broad, fan-shaped tail — most commonly a small songbird of Australasia and southern Asia with a fan-shaped tail held open while foraging, or a breed of fancy domestic pigeon bred for its large fan-like tail.
EELPOUT /ˈiːlpaʊt/ · noun
A long, slim marine or freshwater fish of the family Zoarcidae, resembling an eel in shape; in North America, especially the Great Lakes region, the name also refers to the burbot (Lota lota), a freshwater cod. Related: burbot, cusk-eel, ling.

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