sailfish

/ˌseɪlˈfɪʃ/
/ˈseɪlfɪʃ/
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Other forms: sailfishes

Definitions of sailfish
  1. noun
    large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
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    types:
    Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus albicans
    a kind of sailfish
    type of:
    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
  2. noun
    a saltwater fish with lean flesh
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    type of:
    saltwater fish
    flesh of fish from the sea used as food
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