sail·fish (s l f sh )n. pl. sailfish or sail·fish·es Any of various large marine fishes of the genus Istiophorus, having a large saillike dorsal fin and an upper jaw that is prolonged into a spearlike bone. |
sailfish [ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several large scombroid game fishes of the genus Istiophorus, such as I. albicans (Atlantic sailfish), of warm and tropical seas: family Istiophoridae. They have an elongated upper jaw and a long sail-like dorsal fin
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for basking shark
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| Noun | 1. |  sailfish - a saltwater fish with lean flesh saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
| 2. | sailfish - large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters family Istiophoridae, Istiophoridae - sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus albicans - a kind of sailfish |
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