"dolphinfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dolphinfishes [plural], dolphinfish [plural]
Etymology: dolphin + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dolphin|fish}} dolphin + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|dolphinfish}} dolphinfish (plural dolphinfishes or dolphinfish)
  1. A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters. Wikipedia link: Coryphaenidae Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish Synonyms: mahi-mahi Translations (A fish of the Coryphaenidae family): κορύφαινα (korúphaina) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἵππουρος (híppouros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), dorada (Kabuverdianu), doróde (Kabuverdianu), dourado [masculine] (Portuguese)

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