Billfish

Billfish (bil"fish`) , noun

(Zoology) A name applied to several distinct fishes

(a)

(Zoology) The garfish (Tylosurus longirostris, or Belone longirostris) and allied species.

(b)

(Zoology) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus).

(c)

(Zoology) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish.

(d)

(Zoology) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).