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sail⋅fish
[seyl-fish] 
–noun, plural (especially collectively
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | a large tropical and subtropical marine fish, Istiophorus platypterus, of the family Istiophoridae, distinguished by a long, high dorsal fin, long pelvic fins, and a double keel on each side of the tail. |
| 2. | any of several related fishes having a high dorsal fin. |
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| sail·fish (sāl'fĭsh') 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. |
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Sailfish
Sail"fish\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus.) (b) The basking, or liver, shark. (c) The quillback.
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