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Garfish

Gar′fishˊ

,
Noun.
[See
Gar
,
Noun.
]
(Zool.)
(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 several species of similar fishes of the genus
Tylosurus
, of which one species (
T. marinus
) is common on the Atlantic coast.
T. Caribbæus
, a very large species, and
T. crassus
, are more southern; – called also
needlefish
. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.

Definition 2024


garfish

garfish

English

Garfish (Belone belone)

Noun

garfish (plural garfishes or garfish)

  1. Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  2. Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

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