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flying fish

n.

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.

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flying fish

n

(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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Noun

1.

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