: any of numerous bony fishes (family Exocoetidae) chiefly of tropical and warm seas that are capable of long gliding flights out of water by spreading their large pectoral fins like wings
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Recent Examples on the WebThe women encountered other obstacles on the water, such as being hit by flying fish.Fox News, 30 July 2022 The seafood linguine with flying fish roe is a winner, as is the sea bass fillet with gnocchi, eggplant, and cashew, in lemon butter and cilantro. Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 June 2022 On the right, six flying fish flash by like oversize dragonflies.Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022 The Big Island’s Mauna Lani Auberge Resorts Collection, which is spread out on 32 acres of beach surrounded by black lava rock and ancient fish ponds filled with mālolo (flying fish), recently finished a $200 million top-to-bottom renovation. Diana Spechler, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2022 Exhibits include a Bone Hall (with giant sea turtle and flying fish skeletons) and a Hall of Human Origins. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2022 Australian Kareena Lee, who finished in third place and earned a bronze medal, had another element to contend with -- flying fish. Rebecca Saunders, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021 Farther west are Hangar 7 and the Marine Air Terminal, known as Terminal A, where terra cotta flying fish symbolize the Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats that skimmed across nearby Bowery Bay in 1939. Craig Ruttle, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021 Today, tourists rent motor scooters to cruise along the bumpy island road, stopping for snaps at rocky overlooks and beaches lined with boats for catching flying fish – and the flowers that give Orchid its name. Ralph Jennings, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2021 See More