sailfish

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
Sailfish (sense 1)
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Wikispecies has information on:

Wikispecies

Etymology

[edit]

From sail +‎ fish.

Noun

[edit]

sailfish (plural sailfishes or sailfish)

  1. A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back.
    Synonym: boohoo
  2. The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
  3. The quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus).

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]