billfish (Meaning)

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billfish (n)

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

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

Webster

billfish (n.)

A name applied to several distinct fishes

The garfish (Tylosurus, / Belone, longirostris) and allied species.

The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus).

The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish.

The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).

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primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth, giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and

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The billfish, with its distinctive elongated bill, sliced through the water with remarkable agility.

Anglers from around the world flock to these waters in pursuit of prized billfish species like marlin and sailfish.

The billfish's sleek body and powerful fins make it a formidable predator in the ocean.

Conservation efforts are crucial to protect dwindling populations of billfish from overfishing.