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SAILFISH
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Irregular inflected form: sailfishes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sailfish" is a kind of...):
scombroid; scombroid fish (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sailfish"):
Atlantic sailfish; Istiophorus albicans (a kind of sailfish)
Holonyms ("sailfish" is a member of...):
family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae (sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A saltwater fish with lean flesh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sailfish" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
