sailfish

sailfish

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

sail +‎ fish

Noun

sailfish (plural sailfishes or sailfish)

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

Synonyms

• boohoo, woohoo

Translations

fish

Dutch: zeilvis Finnish: purjekala French: voilier (fr) m, espadon-voilier (fr) m Irish: péist an tseoil f Italian: pesce vela m

Japanese: バショウカジキ (bashou-kajiki) Polish: żaglica f Russian: па́русник (ru) m (párusnik) Spanish: pez vela m Tagalog: malasugi