BILLFISH Synonyms
8 hypernyms for billfish. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BILLFISH
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| marlin | noun n | |||||
noun • large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | ||||||
| sailfish | noun n | |||||
noun • a saltwater fish with lean flesh • large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail | ||||||
| swordfish | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks • large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night | ||||||
| gar | noun n | |||||
noun • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth • elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters | ||||||
| garfish | noun n | |||||
noun • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth | ||||||
| garpike | noun n | |||||
noun • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth | ||||||
| needlefish | noun n | |||||
noun • elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters • fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates | ||||||
| saury | noun n | |||||
noun • slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters | ||||||
| lepisosteus osseus | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth | ||||||
| scomberesox saurus | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters | ||||||