Definition of billfish Billfish
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We found 11 definitions of billfish from 4 different sources.
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What does billfish mean?
WordNet
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| billfish - giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw | ||
| scombroid, scombroid fish important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters | ||
| family istiophoridae, istiophoridae sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins | ||
| marlin large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | ||
| billfish - elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters | ||
| needlefish, gar | ||
| teleost, teleost fish, teleostan a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei | ||
| belonidae, family belonidae ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars | ||
| billfish - slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters | ||
| saury, Scomberesox saurus | ||
| teleost, teleost fish, teleostan a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei | ||
| billfish - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth | ||
| gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus | ||
| ganoid, ganoid fish primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering | ||
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Wiktionary 
- billfish (Noun)
Any of several fish, of the family Istiophoridae, that have an elongated jaw.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- billfish (n.)
A name applied to several distinct fishes - billfish (n.)
The garfish (Tylosurus, / Belone, longirostris) and allied species. - billfish (n.)
The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). - billfish (n.)
The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. - billfish (n.)
The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
