Dictionary

flying fish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌflɑe̯.(ʔ)əŋ ˈfəʃ/ (New-Zealand)
• flī′ĭng fĭsh′
• /ˌflʌɪ̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌflaɪ̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
• /ˌflɑe̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ (Australia)
• /ˌflaɪ̯.(ʔ)ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ weak vowel distinction
• /ˌflaɪ̯.(ʔ)əŋ ˈfɪʃ/ weak vowel merger

Meanings

1. 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.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flying, fish.

Forms

Relateds

flying carp

Translations (48)

kea vuador (a tropical marine fish) · ia pisce volante (a tropical marine fish) · nb (pre-1981) flyvefisk (a tropical marine fish) · ru лету́чая ры́ба (a tropical marine fish) · ja 飛び魚 (a tropical marine fish) · tl isdanlawin (a tropical marine fish) · sm mālolo (a tropical marine fish) · io fluganta fisho (a tropical marine fish) · fi lentokala (a tropical marine fish) · gl peixe voador (a tropical marine fish) · es pez volador (a tropical marine fish) · nb flygefisk (a tropical marine fish) · nl vliegende vis (a tropical marine fish) · ml മെഴുമീൻ (a tropical marine fish) · nv łóóʼ naatʼaʼí (a tropical marine fish) · mi maroro (a tropical marine fish) · fr exocet (a tropical marine fish) · khb ᦔᦱᦢᦲᧃ (a tropical marine fish) · vi cá chuồn (a tropical marine fish) · it pesce volante (a tropical marine fish) · pt peixe-voador (a tropical marine fish) · nn flygefisk (a tropical marine fish) · fo flogfiskur (a tropical marine fish) · eo flugfiŝo (a tropical marine fish) · es juriola (a tropical marine fish) · ceb bangsi (a tropical marine fish) · de fliegender Fisch (a tropical marine fish) · mkj moangoar (a tropical marine fish) · cmn 飛魚 /飞鱼 (a tropical marine fish) · tl iliw (a tropical marine fish) · da flyvefisk (a tropical marine fish) · ast volador (a tropical marine fish) · ko 날치 (a tropical marine fish) · fr poisson volant (a tropical marine fish) · tao alibangbang (a tropical marine fish) · pau kok (a tropical marine fish) · vo flitafit (a tropical marine fish) · eo flugofiŝo (a tropical marine fish) · tr uçan balık (a tropical marine fish) · sv flygfisk (a tropical marine fish) · pl ryba latająca (a tropical marine fish) · ca peix volador (a tropical marine fish) · ja トビウオ (a tropical marine fish) · th ปลาบิน (a tropical marine fish) · ast pexe volador (a tropical marine fish) · fi liitokala (a tropical marine fish) · es pez volante (a tropical marine fish) · bg летяща риба (a tropical marine fish)