billfish

[bil-fish]

bill·fish

[bil-fish]
noun, plural (especially collectively) bill·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bill·fish·es.
any of various fishes having a long, sharp bill or snout, as a gar, needlefish, or saury.

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; bill2 + fish
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billfish (ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ)
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
(US) any of various fishes having elongated jaws, esp any fish of the family Istiophoridae, such as the spearfish and marlin

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