flying fish

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flying fish

/ˌflaɪ̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/
/ˌflaɪ̯.(ʔ)əŋ ˈfɪʃ/
/ˌflaɪ̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌflʌɪ̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌflɑe̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ Australia
/ˌflɑe̯.(ʔ)əŋ ˈfəʃ/ New Zealand

noun flying fishes · flying fish

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.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flying, fish.

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noun a tropical marine fish

Español	pez volador, pez volante, juriola
한국어	날치 nalchi
日本語	トビウオ tobiuo, 飛び魚 tobiuo
中文	飛魚 /飞鱼 fēiyú
Português	peixe-voador
Français	poisson volant, exocet
Deutsch	fliegender Fisch
Italiano	pesce volante
Русский	лету́чая ры́ба letúčaja rýba
Tiếng Việt	cá chuồn

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@misc{flying_fish_2026,
  title = {flying fish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flying%20fish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}