biplane flying fish
- noun
:
pez volador biplano
- The biplane flying fish is able to glide remarkably far thanks to its large pelvic and pectoral fins.
Examples
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Unlike other species, the biplane flying fish utilizes both sets of enlarged fins for extended flight.
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The biplane flying fish glided gracefully above the waves.
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Scientists observed a biplane flying fish hovering just above the ocean waves.
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Look at that biplane flying fish soaring over the ocean!
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Scientists observed a biplane flying fish hovering just above the ocean waves.
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The biplane flying fish is able to glide remarkably far thanks to its large pelvic and pectoral fins.
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Unlike other species, the biplane flying fish utilizes both sets of enlarged fins for extended flight.
Synonyms
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3.8
A tropical sea fish with large fins that glides above water
A sea fish with large side and belly fins that glides above water
How Far
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3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally constructed: 'biplane' (two sets of wings) modifies 'flying fish' (a fish that glides), so a learner who knows those constituents can infer a fish with two wing-like fins that enables long gliding. Although the exact anatomical detail (pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged) is technical, the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts and follows normal modifier + noun logic.
Etymology
Biplane flying fish comes from the fish's two pairs of large fins that look like the two wings of a small biplane, letting the fish glide above the water. So, the name means 'a fish that glides far using both pairs of fins'.