noun
school
A group of fish swimming together.
A school of silver fish turns beneath the boat.
Etymology
This school comes from a word for a group or crowd. It names fish moving together and is separate in origin from an educational school.
More examples
- The diver watched several schools.
- The school moved as one.
- Small fish gathered into a school.
Forms
school · schools
Similar words
- shoal
- Another collective term for fish; grouping need not be coordinated.