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billfish

noun

Simple meaning

Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.

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ˈbɪlfɪʃ

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Definition

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noun

  1. Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.

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

  3. Other fish with elongated jaws

  4. Gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)

  5. Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters

  6. Sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)

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Sense: any of several fish

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