billfish

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English

an Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Etymology

From bill +‎ fish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/
  • Hyphenation: bill‧fish

Noun

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billfish (plural billfishes or billfish)

  1. Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, pages 7–8:
      Collectively, the billfishes are among the most sought-after game fishes because of their grace and power, in and out of the water.
  2. Other fish with elongated jaws:
    1. gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
    2. sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
    3. silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
    4. northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)

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