sailfish

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/ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ/

noun

A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back.

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Meanings

nounsailfish (plural sailfishes or sailfish)

plural sailfishes

  1. A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back.

    Synonyms: boohoo

  2. The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
  3. The quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back.

Similar
boohoo

Origin

From sail + fish.

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Translations

Dutch zeilvis
  • zeilvissailfish
Finnish purjekala
  • purjekalasailfish
French voilier, espadon-voilier
  • voiliersailfish
  • espadon-voiliersailfish
Indonesian setuhuk
  • setuhuksailfish
Irish péist an tseoil
  • péist an tseoilsailfish
Italian pesce vela
  • pesce velasailfish
Japanese バショウカジキ
  • バショウカジキ (bashou-kajiki)sailfish
Polish żaglica
  • żaglicasailfish
Russian па́русник
  • па́русник (párusnik)sailfish
Spanish pez vela
  • pez velasailfish
Tagalog malasugi
  • malasugisailfish
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sailfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sailfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailfish.

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