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Definition of Billfish

1. Noun. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.

2. Noun. Giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw.

3. Noun. Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.

4. Noun. Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters.

Definition of Billfish

1. n. A name applied to several distinct fishes

Definition of Billfish

1. a fish with long, slender jaws [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Billfish

1. A name applied to several distinct fishes: The garfish (Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris) and allied species. The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. The American fresh water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billfish

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