sailfish

English

Etymology

sail +‎ fish

Noun

sailfish (plural sailfishes or sailfish)

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

Synonyms

boohoo, woohoo

Translations

fish

Dutch: zeilvis
Finnish: purjekala
French: voilier (fr) m, espadon-voilier (fr) m
Irish: péist an tseoil f
Italian: pesce vela m

Japanese: バショウカジキ (bashou-kajiki)
Russian: па́русник (ru) m (párusnik)
Spanish: pez vela m
Tagalog: malasugi

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