The Clue
Pollock or pike (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FISH
Tags
Notes
The answer FISH is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
Related Clues
Angle
Bass, for one
Perch
Carp or flounder
Dace or plaice
Ichthyologist's study
Kind of story
Perch or pike
Perch or trout
Pike or perch
Piscator's prey
Plaice or dace
Pond occupant
Porgy and bass
Queriman or tetraodont
School group?
Sea horse, for one
Trawler's haul
Abe Vigoda role
Burbot or turbot, e.g.
Catch a few rays?
Easy mark, in cards
They take the bait
It may be landed with a hook
Definition
FISH as a noun:
1. any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
2. the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
3. (Pisces, Fish) = (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
4. (Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish) = the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
FISH as a verb:
1. (fish, angle) = seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"
2. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"