Scomberesox saurus

Scomberesox saurus
Billfish Bill"fish` (b[i^]l"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish ({Tylosurus longirostris}, or {Belone longirostris}) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast ({Scomberesox saurus}). (c) The {Tetrapturus albidus}, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike ({Lepidosteus osseus}). [1913 Webster]

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  • Scomberesox saurus — Saury Sau ry, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[ o]l.) A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also {billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scomberesox saurus — Skipper Skip per, n. 1. One who, or that which, skips. [1913 Webster] 2. A young, thoughtless person. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) The saury ({Scomberesox saurus}). [1913 Webster] 4. The cheese maggot. See {Cheese fly}, under {Cheese}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scomberesox saurus saurus — atlantinė lydekinė skumbrė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Scomberesox saurus saurus angl. Atlantic saury; skipper rus. атлантическая макрелещука; атлантическая сайра; атлантическая скумбрещука ryšiai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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  • Scomberesox saurus — noun slender long beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters • Syn: ↑saury, ↑billfish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • Member Holonyms: ↑Scomberesox, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Scomberesox — noun a genus of Scomberesocidae • Syn: ↑genus Scomberesox, ↑Scombresox, ↑genus Scombresox • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scomberesocidae, ↑family …   Useful english dictionary

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