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Flying fish

Flying fish Meaning & Definition
Flying fish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flying fish?

[n] tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight

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See Also | biplane flying fish | Exocoetidae | family Exocoetidae | four-wing flying fish | monoplane flying fish | teleost | teleost fish | teleostan | two-wing flying fish

Flying fish In Webster's Dictionary

\Fly"ing fish`\ (Zo["o]l.) A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus {Exoc[oe]tus}, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans.

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