billfish
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From bill + fish.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/
Hyphenation: bill‧fish
=== Noun ===
billfish (plural billfishes or billfish)
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
Other fish with elongated jaws:
gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)
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