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sailfish
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sail·fish  (slfsh)
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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Noun1.sailfish - a saltwater fish with lean fleshsailfish - 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
Translations
sailfish [ˈseɪlfɪʃ] Naguja f de mar, pez m vela


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An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes, and swordfishes known to date.
For this reason we established two groups; the blue mar]in (Makaira nigricans) and the white marlin (Tetrapterus albidus) in one group and the sailfishes (Istiophorus albicans) and the longbill spearfish (T.
5: Billfishes of the world: an annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date.
 
 
 
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