Definition of "billfish" []

• Any of various fishes of the family Istiophoridae, such as a marlin or sailfish, having an elongated, swordlike or spearlike snout and upper jaw. (noun)
• Any of various other fishes having long, pointed jaws. (noun)

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• "The billfish are a family of large to 13 ft/ 4 m and 2,000 lb/900 kg, active predators of the open oceans, with a spear-like projection from their upper jaw and dense, meaty, nearly boneless flesh that has been sought after for thousands of years."
• "In fact, it was done three times this year by the cast and crew of Expedition Great White, a National Geographic show that follows avid billfish angler and TV fishing personality Chris Fischer."
• "I kinda have the same feeling about sharks and billfish as I do other large game."