billfish

[ bil-fish ]
/ ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ /

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 of billfish

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; bill2 + fish

Words nearby billfish

billerica, billet, billet-doux, billethead, billety, billfish, billfold, billfolder, billhead, billhook, billi bi

Example sentences from the Web for billfish

  • The saury, or billfish—scomberesox sauris—is found in all parts of the North Atlantic.

    Motor Matt's Race |Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for billfish

billfish
/ (ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

US any of various fishes having elongated jaws, esp any fish of the family Istiophoridae, such as the spearfish and marlin