sailfish

«sailfish» in Mova's school dictionary: a big ocean fish with a tall fin on its back that looks… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a sailfish, sailfish or sailfishes)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sailfish is a big ocean fish with a tall fin on its back that looks like a sail and a long pointed bill like a sword. tree →

2) It is one of the fastest fish in the sea and hunts smaller fish. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons it appears with ocean animals, speed records and food chains; in stories about fishing trips and the sea; the tall fin tells the reader about its shape and how it herds fish.

examples

• The sailfish raised its huge blue fin. tree →
• A sailfish can swim faster than a car on a town street. tree →
• Sailfish use their long bills to stun little fish. tree →
• We watched a video of sailfish hunting sardines. tree →
• The fisherman caught a sailfish and let it go again. tree →
• Sailfish live in warm oceans around the world. tree →

note

The plural is usually the same: one sailfish, two sailfish («sailfishes» is used when talking about kinds). It is a fish, not a boat. Claims that it is «the fastest fish» are often repeated but hard to measure; say «one of the fastest».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sailfish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.