'Lepidosteus osseus' definitions:

Definition of 'Lepidosteus osseus'

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Billfish \Bill"fish`\ (b[i^]l"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.) 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]