ISTIOPHORIDAE

Meaning of ISTIOPHORIDAE in English

ˌistēōˈfȯrəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Istiophorus, type genus + -idae

: a family of large vigorous marine scombroid fishes comprising important food and sport fishes (as sailfishes, spearfishes, and marlins)

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SAILFISH — Valued food and game fish in the genus Istiophorus (family Istiophoridae) of warm and temperate waters worldwide. It has a …
Английский словарь Британика
MARLIN — Any of four species (genus Makaira , family Istiophoridae) of deep-blue to blue-green marine fish with a long body, a …
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BILLFISH — Any of several long-jawed fishes, especially those in the family Istiophoridae, including marlin s, spearfishes, and sailfish es. The name …
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MARLIN — I. ˈmärlə̇n, ˈmȧl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for marlinspike; from the appearance of the beak 1. a. : …
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TETRAPTURUS — ˌte.ˌtrapˈt(y)u̇rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tetra- + pt er- + -urus : a genus of large vigorous …
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MAKAIRA — məˈkīrə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Greek, feminine of makar blessed : a genus of large active …
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ISTIOPHORUS — ˌistēˈäfərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek histion sail + New Latin -phorus; akin to Greek histanai …
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HISTIOPHORIDAE — ˌhistēəˈfȯrəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Histiophorus, type genus (from histi- + -phorus ) + -idae synonym of istiophoridae
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A'U — ˈäˌü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian Hawaii : any of certain scombroid fishes: a. : a member of the …
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SAILFISH — /sayl"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) sailfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLFISH — noun Date: 1782 : a fish with long slender jaws ; especially : any of various bony fishes (families Istiophoridae …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BILLFISH — ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a marlin, sailfish, spearfish, or similar fish. [Family Istiophoridae.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
BILLFISH — [bill.fish] n (1782): a fish with long slender jaws; esp: any of a family (Istiophoridae) including marlins, spearfishes, and sailfishes
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SPEARFISH — any of certain marine fishes of the genus Tetrapterus, family Istiophoridae (order Perciformes). Spearfishes are characterized by a relatively short …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAILFISH — (genus Istiophorus), valued food and game fish of the family Istiophoridae (order Perciformes) found in warm and temperate waters around …
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PERCIFORM — any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 …
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MARLIN — any of several species of large, long-nosed marine fishes of the family Istiophoridae (order Perciformes) characterized by an elongated body, …
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BONY FISH — any member of the class Osteichthyes in the subphylum Vertebrata, including the great majority of living fishes and virtually all …
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SAILFISH — n. Valued food and game fish in the genus Istiophorus (family Istiophoridae) of warm and temperate waters worldwide. It has …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARLIN — n. Any of four species (genus Makaira , family Istiophoridae) of deep-blue to blue-green marine fish with a long body, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BILLFISH — n. Any of several long-jawed fishes, especially those in the family Istiophoridae, including marlin s, spearfishes, and sailfish es. The …
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SPREADFISHES — марлиновые, парусниковые (Istiophoridae)
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SPEARFISH — ихт. 1) копьеносец (Tetrapturus) 2) парусник (Istiophorus) 3) pl марлиновые, парусниковые, копьерылые (Istiophoridae)
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SAILFISH — ихт. парусник (Istiophorus); pl марлиновые, парусниковые (Istiophoridae) - Atlantic sailfish - Pacific sailfish
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MARLIN — ихт. марлин (Makaira); pl марлиновые, парусниковые, копьерылые (Istiophoridae) - Atlantic blue marlin - black marlin - blue marlin - Indo-Pacific blue marlin - silver marlin
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BILLFISH — 1) панцирная щука (Lepisosteus) 2) pl марлиновые, парусники (Istiophoridae)
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SPREADFISHES — марлиновые, парусниковые ( Istiophoridae )
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SPEARFISH — ихт. 1) копьеносец ( Tetrapturus ) 2) парусник ( Istiophorus ) 3) pl марлиновые, парусниковые, копьерылые ( Istiophoridae )
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SAILFISH — ихт. парусник ( Istiophorus ) ; pl марлиновые, парусниковые ( Istiophoridae ) - Atlantic sailfish - Pacific sailfish
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MARLIN — ихт. марлин ( Makaira ) ; pl марлиновые, парусниковые, копьерылые ( Istiophoridae ) - Atlantic blue marlin - black marlin …
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ПАРУСНИКОВЫЕ — 1) ихт. marlin 2) ихт. (Istiophoridae) sailfish 3) ихт. spearfish 4) (Istiophoridae) spreadfishes
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