flying fish

Variant of flyingfish

flyingfish definition

flying·fish (flī′iŋ fis̸h′)

noun pl. flyingfish -·fish′ or flyingfishes -·fish′es

any of a family (Exocoetidae, order Atheriniformes) of chiefly warm-water, marine bony fishes with winglike pectoral fins that enable them to glide through the air
also written flying fish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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