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Definition of Flying fish

1. Noun. Tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight.

Definition of Flying fish

1. Noun. A tropical marine fish of the family ''Exocoetidae'', having enlarged winglike pectoral fins enabling it to escape predators by taking short gliding flights through the air. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Flying fish

1. A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocoetus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flying Fish

Literary usage of Flying fish

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

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"DO flying fish FLY? BY CO WHITMAN. OF all the modes of animal locomotion, none has excited more general attention than that of flying creatures; ..."

2. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1900)
"... without a port—Whales and birds—A peep Into the Spray's galley—Flying-fish for breakfast—A welcome at Apia—A visit from Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson— At ..."

3. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1845)
"... LANDING AT MACQUARIE'S ISLAND — PROCEEDINGS OF THE FLYING-FISH UP TO THE ... PINKNEY—HE RESOLVES TO RETURN- ARRIVAL OF THE FLYING-FISH AT THE BAY OF ..."

4. Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming, and Flying, with a Dissertation on by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"Flight of the Flying-fish ; the kite-like action of the Wings, etc.— Whether the flying-fish uses its greatly expanded pectoral fins Flo. 51. ..."

5. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1892)
"... may serve as a comment upon the conduct of the owner of the privateer Flying-Fish, and as a development also of the intentions of the French government, ..."

6. Vehicles of the Air: A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics with Working by Victor Lougheed (1909)
"flying fish flying fish, which are found in all the warmer seas, ... flying fish. the tail in the rush out of the water when these creatures are pursued by ..."

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