Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A flying-fish; especially, a flying-gurnard; in the United States, any species of Prionotus. See cut under sea-robin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A sea robin having large, winglike pectoral fins. See Sea robin, under robin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A sea robin with large, wing-like pectoral fins.

Etymologies

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wing +‎ fish

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