tetrapturus albidus

2 definitions found

tetrapturus albidus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spearfish \Spear"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related
         to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It
         is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean.
     (b) The carp sucker.
         [1913 Webster]

  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]