Meaning of BILLFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'bil`fish
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- [n] elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- [n] slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
- [n] giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- [n] primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
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| | Synonyms: | | gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus, needlefish, saury, Scomberesox saurus |
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| | See Also: | | Belonidae, family Belonidae, family Istiophoridae, ganoid, ganoid fish, genus Lepisosteus, genus Scomberesox, genus Scombresox, Istiophoridae, Lepisosteus, marlin, Scomberesox, Scombresox, scombroid, scombroid fish, spearfish, teleost, teleost fish, teleostan, timucu | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bill"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A name applied to several distinct fishes:
(a) The garfish ({Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris}) and
allied species.
(b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast
({Scomberesox saurus}).
(c) The {Tetrapturus albidus}, a large oceanic species
related to the swordfish; the spearfish.
(d) The American fresh-water garpike ({Lepidosteus osseus}).
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