Vocabulary Words CSI Day 11 Funny Fish

balance an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

fin a flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing.

gill the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

school n biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling (pronounced /ˈʃoʊlɪŋ/), and if the group is swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner, they are schooling (pronounced /ˈskuːlɪŋ/).

steer (of a person) guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.

bright giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining.

best of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality.

swish move with a hissing or rushing sound.

yum used to express pleasure at eating, or at the prospect of eating, a particular food.

leaves a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green