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billfish

two families of saltwater predatory fish (Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae) characterised by prominent pointed bills (rostra), and by their large size
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q14620149
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billfish

Summary

billfish is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. billfish has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • billfish's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[3].
  • billfish is a type of fish[4].
  • billfish's Commons category is recorded as Billfish[5].
  • billfish's different from is recorded as Istiophoridae[6].
  • billfish's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[7].

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Discovery and Description

Things named for billfish include USS Billfish[8], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[9].

Why It Matters

billfish has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] billfish is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for billfish include USS Billfish[8], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_billfish_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{billfish}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/billfish}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fish
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → organisms known by a particular common name
    Different from → Istiophoridae
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Billfish, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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