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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Flying fish

/flī'-ĭng fĭsh/ · Fly·ing fish · IPA
01 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 bel…
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    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 Exocœtus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans.(Zool.)