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flying fish

Any of various marine fishes of the family Exocoetidae, having enlarged, winglike pectoral fins capable of sustaining them in brief, gliding flight over the water.

flying fish

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine teleost fish of the family Exocoetidae, common in warm and tropical seas, having enlarged winglike pectoral fins used for gliding above the surface of the water

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flying fish - tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight

teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

Exocoetidae, family Exocoetidae - flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks

monoplane flying fish, two-wing flying fish - having only pectoral fins enlarged

biplane flying fish, four-wing flying fish - having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged

Translations

flying fish n → pesce m volante

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