pez

Definitions of pez
  1. noun
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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    pescado
    any fish used for food by human beings
    alevín
    a fish that is young
    holocéfalo
    fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
    selacio, seláceo
    any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
    crosopterigio
    any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
    teleósteo
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
    sábalo
    herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
    sardina arenque
    any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
    salmón
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
    trucha
    any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
    atún, tonina
    any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
  2. noun
    any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
    synonyms: brea
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    betún
    any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
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