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sailfish

noun
/ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ/

Etymology

From sail + fish.

  1. inherited from *peysk-✻ — “fish”
  2. inherited from *fiskaz✻ — “fish”
  3. inherited from *fisk✻
  4. inherited from fisċ — “fish”
  5. inherited from fisch
  6. compounded as sailfish — “sail + fish”

Definitions

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

  2. The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).

  3. The quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA