English Explanatory Dictionary

Frankenfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fish that inspires fear for being unnatural in some way, as one that is invasive, or the product of genetic engineering.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Frankenfish.

Word forms

Frankenfish Frankenfishes

Etymology

From franken- + fish, from blend of Frankenstein + fish. From the early 1990's when a biotech company announced plans for a fast-growing transgenic salmon, which was subsequently named Frankenfish by the press. Reintroduced in 2004, when the movie Frankenfish was released.

Related words

northern snakehead
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