- flying fish [family Exocoetidae]
- flyvefisk {fk}
noun
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flying fish [family Exocoetidae]
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Flying fish — Taxobox name = Flyingfish image width = 180px image caption = Sailfin flying fish Parexocoetus brachypterus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Beloniformes familia = Exocoetidae subdivision ranks = Genera… … Wikipedia
flying fish — 1. any fish of the family Exocoetidae, having stiff and greatly enlarged pectoral fins enabling it to glide considerable distances through the air after leaping from the water. 2. (caps.) Astron. the constellation Volans. [1505 15] * * * Any of… … Universalium
flying fish — noun tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • Hyponyms: ↑monoplane flying fish, ↑two wing flying fish, ↑biplane flying fish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Exocoetidae — noun flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks • Syn: ↑Exocoetidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Synentognathi, ↑order Synentognathi • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flying fish — /ˈflaɪɪŋ fɪʃ/ (say fluying fish) noun (plural flying fish or flying fishes) any of certain fishes with winglike pectoral fins which help them to glide for some distance through the air after leaping from the water, especially of the family… …
flying fish — noun A tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae, having enlarged winglike pectoral fins enabling it to escape predators by taking short gliding flights through the air … Wiktionary
flying fish — fly′ing fish n. ich any of several warm water marine fishes of the family Exocoetidae, noted for winglike fins that enable it to glide for some distance after leaping from the water • Etymology: 1505–15 … From formal English to slang
flying fish — noun Date: circa 1511 any of numerous bony fishes (family Exocoetidae) chiefly of tropical and warm seas that are capable of long gliding flights out of water by spreading their large pectoral fins like wings … New Collegiate Dictionary
Australasian flying fish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopt … Wikipedia
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
Flying and gliding animals — A number of animals have evolved aerial locomotion, either by powered flight or by gliding. Flying and gliding animals have evolved separately many times, without any single ancestor. Flight has evolved at least four times, in the insects,… … Wikipedia
