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Lepidosteus osseus

Billfish \Bill"fish`\ (b[i^]l"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes:

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

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

  3. The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish.

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