two fish

Couple of swimmers

Two fish refers to a pair of fish, using the unchanged plural form standard for the word fish.

The phrase gained cultural currency from a children's book title: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.

In casual speech, two fish may humorously evoke that rhyme even when discussing actual aquatic creatures.

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matching pair · bowl · swimming · scales · fins · duo · zodiac · gills · tank · koi · pet store · water · bubbles · fresh catch · catch · pond · betta · couple

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Opposites
social organization

two fishschool

Place of instruction

shoal · swarm · colony

collectivity vs. individuation

two fishfish

Gilled aquatic vertebrate

Family

two, fish, twos, twice, twin, twins, twinned, twofold, twenty

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G