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billfish

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It is a species of billfish that can swim at speeds of up to 68 miles per hour (109 km/h).

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Quick take

Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.

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noun

Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.

noun

Other fish with elongated jaws:

noun

gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)

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Core meanings and parts of speech for billfish.

Example sentences

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It is a species of billfish that can swim at speeds of up to 68 miles per hour (109 km/h).

2

It is a fish that belongs to the genus Istiophorus of the billfish family.

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Including Sailfish and Marlin, which the dolphins seem to use as the billfish bat thru the ball stun the fish and then the pod will grab some of the stunned fish.

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> If you do the math on this (and you don’t have to because the Environmental Justice Foundation already did), you find that one saved dolphin costs 25,824 small tuna, 382 mahi-mahi, 188 wahoo, 82 yellowtail and other large fish, 27 sharks and rays, 1 billfish, 1,193 triggerfish and other small fish, and 0.06 sea turtles.

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How do you use billfish in a sentence?

It is a species of billfish that can swim at speeds of up to 68 miles per hour (109 km/h).

What does billfish mean?

Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.

What part of speech is billfish?

billfish is commonly used as noun.