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sailfish
[ seyl-fish ]
/ ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) sail·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sail·fish·es.
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sailfish
/ (ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any of several large scombroid game fishes of the genus Istiophorus, such as I. albicans (Atlantic sailfish), of warm and tropical seas: family Istiophoridae. They have an elongated upper jaw and a long sail-like dorsal fin
another name for basking shark
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