Definition of Istiophoridae

1. Noun. Sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Istiophoridae

Issachar
Issas
Issue
Issus
Istanbul
Istanbul twist
Istanbulite
Isthmian Games
Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl
Isthmus Zapotec
Isthmus of Corinth
Isthmus of Kra
Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Suez
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Istiophoridae
Istiophorus
Istiophorus albicans
Istria
Istrian
Istriot
Istro-Romanian
Istro-Romanians
Isuprel
Isuridae
Isurus
Isurus glaucus
Isurus oxyrhincus
Isurus paucus
Iswa

Literary usage of Istiophoridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Some Fish and Some Fishing by Frank Gray Griswold (1921)
"The fish mentioned must have been a Tetrapturus amplus, the third and only other member of the istiophoridae. It is a rare fish and is said to grow to a ..."

2. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"... Red Sea halfbeak, which is regarded as endemic to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 20cm. istiophoridae ..."

3. Some Fish and Some Fishing by Frank Gray Griswold (1921)
"The fish mentioned must have been a Tetrapturus amplus, the third and only other member of the istiophoridae. It is a rare fish and is said to grow to a ..."

4. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"... Red Sea halfbeak, which is regarded as endemic to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 20cm. istiophoridae ..."

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