GENUS MAKAIRA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase genus makaira. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| billfish | nounn | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||
| swordfish | verb, nounv, 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 | ||||||
| marlins | nounn | |||||
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 | ||||||
| makaira | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • marlins | ||||||
