Fisher

Definitions

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.
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2. A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
3. A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti), that has thick brown fur.
4. A location:
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5. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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6. Fur of specimens of species Pekania pennanti.
7. A suburb of the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
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8. A locality in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.
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9. A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada.
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10. A number of places in the United States:
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11. A minor city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
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12. A locality in Humboldt County, California.
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13. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
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14. A village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
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15. A town in Polk County, Minnesota.
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16. A ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri.
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17. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon.
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18. An unincorporated community in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
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19. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
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20. A sea area centered on the Fisher Bank off the west coast of Denmark.
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Equivalents

Examples

“The fishers who live⟳ here left for the mainland only days ago as an unseasonable October storm ravaged the islands.”

“In many ways the fisher resembles the pine marten, possessing many of the marten's tricks and manners.”

“In the southeastern United States, Krohn et al. (1994) hypothesize that the inverse relationship between captures of fishers and martens by commercial trappers may result⟳ from an interaction between competitive displacement of marten by fisher and the avoidance of areas with deep and frequent snowfalls by fishers but not martens.”

“The term "forest carnivores" denotes a smaller group of four species - the marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine - and is only marginally descriptive, inasmuch as it excludes many carnivores that live⟳ in forests, and includes the wolverine, which can thrive in the complete⟳ absence of trees.”

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