billfish

n. 長嘴魚(顎狹長如喙的魚,如雀鱔等)、尖嘴魚(具有劍狀長嘴及上顎的魚,如旗魚、槍魚等)

學術名詞

  • 旗魚:海洋科學

英文釋義

  1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
  2. giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
  3. slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
  4. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters