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What is the meaning of shoal of fish?

Asked: Wouter PikeMan, Last Updated:

The noun shoal can be used to refer to a group of fish or an area of shallow water. So when you're navigating a shoal in your row boat, you might look down and see a shoal of fish swimming out of the way. ... The word also has a verb form that describes water that gets shallow: it shoals.

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