replicafish
nounUK /ˈrɛplɪkəfɪʃ/
US /ˈrɛplɪkəfɪʃ/
A replicafish is a pretend fish that is made by a machine to look just like a real one.
The little boy caught a replicafish in the pond and laughed when it did not wiggle.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fish-shaped machine used by scientists to study how real fish swim.
The team dropped a replicafish into the tank to watch how the school reacted.
3. A toy fish that moves and looks real but is not alive.
She wound up her replicafish and let it swim around the bathtub.
4. A copy of a fish made for display in a museum.
The museum showed a glass replicafish next to the real skeleton.