noun
type genus of the Istiophoridae
• Syn: ↑genus Istiophorus
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Istiophoridae, ↑family Istiophoridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Atlantic sailfish, ↑Istiophorus albicans
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\\ˌistēˈäfərəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek histion sail + New Latin -phorus; akin to Greek histanai to cause to stand — more at stand
: a small but widely distributed genus of fishes comprising the sailfishes (sense 1) and being type of the family Istiophoridae
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Histiophˈorus or Istiophˈorus noun
(Gr phoros bearer) a genus of swordfishes with a sail-like dorsal fin
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Main Entry: ↑hist-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.