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purikala

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

väga suure purjekujulise seljauimega kala Vaikses ookeanis

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Uuemal ajal käsitletakse Atlandi purikala eraldi liigina (Istiophorus albicans), varemalt vaadeldi neid koos ühe liigina.

Usage examples
  • Kahe meetri ja kaheksa sentimeetri pikkune purikala oli võimsaim mereelukas, mille kätte saime ja nahka pistsime.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 722771 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain classified zoology
sail fish preferred
sailfish
Pacific sailfish
purikala
sail fish preferred
sailfish
Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus

Ihtüoloogia terminibaas

ID 447700 Last modified 27.03.2023
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Istiophorus albicans

Word forms

Inflection Type 17u

purikala purikalad
purikala purikalade
purikala purikalu ~ purikalasid

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