flying fish

/ˌˈflaɪɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/

Other forms: flying fishes

Definitions of flying fish

1. noun

   tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
   types:

   monoplane flying fish, two-wing flying fish

   having only pectoral fins enlarged

   biplane flying fish, four-wing flying fish

   having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged

   type of:

   teleost, teleost fish, teleostan

   a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei