garfish

garfish
a) fish of the family Belonidae and genus Belone, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws
b) the gar (fish of the family Lepisosteidae)

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  • Garfish — Gar fish , n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); called also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone}, {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide}, {sea needle}, and {sea pike}. (b) One of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • garfish — [gär′fish΄] n. pl. garfish or garfishes (see FISH) [ME < gare, spear (< OE gar: see GORE3) + fish, FISH] GAR …   English World dictionary

  • garfish — see GAR (Cf. gar) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Garfish — Taxobox name = Garfish image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Beloniformes familia = Belonidae genus = Belone species = B. belone binomial = Belone belone binomial authority = (Linnaeus, 1761)The… …   Wikipedia

  • garfish — /ˈgafɪʃ / (say gahfish) noun (plural garfish or garfishes) 1. any of numerous fishes found in Australian marine and estuarine waters, having a slender body and the lower jaw produced as a needle like point, as the widely distributed sea garfish… …  

  • garfish — /gahr fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) garfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) garfishes. gar1. [1400 50; late ME; cf. OE gar spear] * * *       European species of needlefish (q.v.). * * * …   Universalium

  • garfish — paprastoji vėjažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Belone belone angl. flat needlefish; garfish; garpike hornfish; greenbone rus. европейский сарган; обыкновенный сарган ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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  • garfish — noun Etymology: Middle English garfysshe Date: 15th century gar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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