Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various marine fishes having an elongated spearlike or swordlike upper jaw, including the marlins, sailfishes, and spearfishes of the family Istiophoridae and the swordfish of the family Xiphiidae.
- noun Any of various fishes having long, pointed jaws, such as the needlefishes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The long-nosed gar, or common garpike, Lepidosteus osseus, a fish of the family Lepidosteidæ. See
garpike . - noun The skipper, Scomberesox saurus, a synentognathous fish of the family Scomberesocidæ or family Exocœtidæ. Also called
saury . - noun The spear-fish, Tetrapturus albidus, of the family Histiophoridæ.
- noun One of the garfishes, Tylosurus longirostris, of the family Belonidæ. See
garfish , and cut underBelonidæ .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The garfish (
Tylosurus longirostris , orBelone longirostris ) and allied species. - noun The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (
Scomberesox saurus ). - noun The
Tetrapturus albidus , a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. - noun The American fresh-water garpike (
Lepidosteus osseus ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
fish , of the family Istiophoridae, that have an elongated jaw
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- noun slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
- noun giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- noun elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
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Examples
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The billfish are a family of large to 13 ft/ 4 m and 2,000 lb/900 kg, active predators of the open oceans, with a spear-like projection from their upper jaw and dense, meaty, nearly boneless flesh that has been sought after for thousands of years.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The billfish are a family of large to 13 ft/ 4 m and 2,000 lb/900 kg, active predators of the open oceans, with a spear-like projection from their upper jaw and dense, meaty, nearly boneless flesh that has been sought after for thousands of years.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Obama opened up offshore drilling so manly oil rig workers would find you attractive while you pursue billfish, doc.
Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil 2010
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I kinda have the same feeling about sharks and billfish as I do other large game.
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There are billfish and dolphin a quick run offshore, bonefish and tarpon on the sandy flats, redfish and seatrout in the backcountry region, plus snapper and grouper and jacks and scores more species — various sources put the number at 400 or 500, total.
The Mid-Life Slam 2009
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In fact, it was done three times this year by the cast and crew of Expedition Great White, a National Geographic show that follows avid billfish angler and TV fishing personality Chris Fischer.
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I kinda have the same feeling about sharks and billfish as I do other large game.
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I would tend to say that billfish in general are dangerous to catch.
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In fact, it was done three times this year by the cast and crew of Expedition Great White, a National Geographic show that follows avid billfish angler and TV fishing personality Chris Fischer.
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I would tend to say that billfish in general are dangerous to catch.
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