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1. (n.) billfish
any of various fishes having long pointed jaws, as a gar or saury.
Etymology: (1775–85, Amer.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
2. (noun) billfish
giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
3. (noun) saury, billfish, Scomberesox saurus
slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
4. (noun) needlefish, gar, billfish
elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
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1. (noun) billfish
a name applied to several distinct fishes
2. (noun) billfish
the garfish (Tylosurus, / Belone, longirostris) and allied species
3. (noun) billfish
the saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus)
4. (noun) billfish
the Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish
5. (noun) billfish
the American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus)
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