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noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Other fish with elongated jaws:
gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
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noun
Other fish with elongated jaws:
sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
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noun
Other fish with elongated jaws:
silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
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noun
Other fish with elongated jaws:
northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)
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noun
elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: needlefish, gar
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Broader terms: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
Narrower terms: timucu
noun
slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: saury, Scomberesox saurus
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Broader terms: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
noun
giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
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Broader terms: scombroid, scombroid fish
Narrower terms: marlin, spearfish
noun
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus
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Broader terms: ganoid, ganoid fish
History
From bill + fish.
Across languages
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