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Meaning of flying fish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Català peix volador
Deutsch fliegender Fisch
Ελληνικά χελιδονόψαρο
Español pez volador pez volante
Suomi lentokala liitokala
Français exocet poisson volant
Italiano pesce volante
日本語 とびうお 飛び魚
한국어 날치 비어
Latina hirundo
മലയാളം മെഴുമീൻ
Nederlands vliegende vis
Português peixe-voador
Русский летучая рыба
Svenska flygfisk
Tagalog iliw
Tiếng Việt cá chuồn

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Flying Fortress flying fox flying freehold flying frog flying fuck flying gurnard

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