billfish
bill·fish
billfish · billfishes · billfish
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an…Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
/ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/
Meaning
5 sensesAny of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
Other fish with elongated jaws:
Gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
Sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
Silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
Northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)
More definitions
- giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
Origin
From bill + fish.From bill + fish.
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Forms
plural: billfishes / billfish| Singular | billfish |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters:sauryScomberesox saurus
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters:needlefishgar
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth:gargarfishgarpikeLepisosteus osseus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular