Banner fish

(Zool.) a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (Histiophorus Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.

See also: Banner

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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