rainbow runner

noun

The marine fish species Elagatis bipinnulata, which is brilliantly striped yellow and blue

“Rainbow runners are fished for food and sport in warm waters.”

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Elagatis bipinnulata
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Meanings

nounrainbow runner (plural rainbow runners)

plural rainbow runners

  1. biologyThe marine fish species Elagatis bipinnulata, which is brilliantly striped yellow and blue

    Rainbow runners are fished for food and sport in warm waters.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounstreamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish

Similar
Elagatis bipinnulata
Broader
jack

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

rainbow runner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbow%20runner

MLA

“rainbow runner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbow%20runner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainbow runner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbow%20runner.

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