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billfish

noun
/ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/

Etymology

From bill + fish.

  1. inherited from *peysk-✻ — “fish”
  2. inherited from *fiskaz✻ — “fish”
  3. inherited from *fisk✻
  4. inherited from fisċ — “fish”
  5. inherited from fisch
  6. compounded as billfish — “bill + fish”

Definitions

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

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

    • Collectively, the billfishes are among the most sought-after game fishes because of their grace and power, in and out of the water.

  2. Other fish with elongated jaws

    Other fish with elongated jaws:

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for billfish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA