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billfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/

Etymology

From bill + fish.

Meanings

  1. Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
    • Collectively, the billfishes are among the most sought-after game fishes because of their grace and power, in and out of the water. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, pages 7–8:
  2. Other fish with elongated jaws: ▸ gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
  3. Other fish with elongated jaws: ▸ sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
  4. Other fish with elongated jaws: ▸ silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
  5. Other fish with elongated jaws: ▸ northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)

Forms

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billfish Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

see ogáwihsö꞉n (Istiophorids and Xiphiids)