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Definition of Sailfish

1. Noun. A saltwater fish with lean flesh.

2. Noun. Large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail.

Definition of Sailfish

1. n. The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus.)

Definition of Sailfish

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sailfish

1. a large marine fish [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Sailfish

1. The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus) The basking, or liver, shark. The quillback. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sailfish

sailboat sailboater sailboaters sailboating sailboatings sailboats sailcloth sailcloths sailcraft sailcrafts

saile sailed sailer sailers sailes sailfish (current term) sailfishes sailing sailing-race sailing boat

sailing dinghy sailing master sailing on another board sailing ship sailing ships sailing under false colors sailing vessel sailing vessels sailings sailless

Literary usage of Sailfish

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)
"XII THE sailfish (Istiophorus nigricans) THE sailfish belongs to the same family as the ... The sailfish are long and slim of body and not of great weight. ..."

2. Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey (1919)
"sailfish—THE ATLANTIC BROTHER TO THE PACIFIC SWORDFISH IN the winter of 1916 I persuaded Captain Sam Johnson, otherwise famous as Horse-mackerel Sam, ..."

3. The Log of a Sea Angler: Sport and Adventures in Many Seas with Spear and Rod by Charles Frederick Holder (1906)
"... CHAPTER V IN THE WAKE OF A sailfish The Swordfish as Game. Tame Pelicans. A Haunted Island. The Gray Snapper. Variety of Game. Flamingoes. ..."

4. The Log of a Sea Angler: Sport and Adventures in Many Seas with Spear and Rod by Charles Frederick Holder (1906)
"... CHAPTER V IN THE WAKE OF A sailfish The Swordfish as Game. Tame Pelicans. A Haunted Island. The Gray Snapper. Variety of Game. Flamingoes. ..."

5. Fish Stories Alleged and Experienced: With a Little History Natural and by Charles Frederick Holder, David Starr Jordan (1909)
"... CHAPTER XXVII ON THE TRAIL OF THE sailfish HERE are three sorts of fishes of the swordfish kind, long, wiry, muscular fishes, swift as an arrow, ..."

6. Adventure Guide to Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2003)
"The largest and most sought-after sailfish are females, but if too many of them are caught and ... You can't eat sailfish, so it makes sense to let them go. ..."

7. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"In early 2004, over 500 sailfish arrived in the waters here, ... Anglers use bonito as bait and catching three or four sailfish in a day is common; ..."

8. Adventure Guide Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"sailfish: Caught year-round, with May through August the top months. ... sailfish: The middle of December to the end of April is best rated, but sometimes ..."

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