 billfish |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters | |
| Synonyms: | Scomberesox_saurus saury | |
| Related terms: | teleost_fish Scomberesox | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw | |
| Related terms: | scombroid spearfish marlin Istiophoridae | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth | |
| Synonyms: | garfish garpike Lepisosteus_osseus gar | |
| Related terms: | ganoid Lepisosteus | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters | |
| Synonyms: | gar needlefish | |
| Related terms: | teleost_fish timucu Belonidae | |
| Similar spelling: |
Billips Billups bullfight |
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