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billfish

/ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about billfish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
  2. Giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw.
  3. Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.

Origin

From bill + fish.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)