school

noun [C, + sing/pl verb] (SEA CREATURES)

/skuːl/

Definition

› a large number of fish or other sea creatures swimming in a group: a school of dolphins/whalesAnimal groupings

(Definition of school noun (SEA CREATURES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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