billfish meaning and definition

BILLFISH noun

Definition of billfish (noun)

1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
   • synonyms: gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus
2. giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
3. slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
   • synonyms: saury, Scomberesox saurus
4. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
   • synonyms: gar, needlefish