billfishEnglish

billfish, gar, Lepisosteus osseus, Scomberesox saurus, garfish

Noun

Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws, abundant in coastal waters

English: needlefish, gar, billfish

Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters

English: saury, billfish, Scomberesox saurus

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

English: gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus

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Giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw

English: billfish

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