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garfish

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gar·fish  (gärfsh)
n. pl. garfish or gar·fish·es
See gar1.
[Middle English : gare, spear (from Old English gr) + fish, fish; see fish.]
garfish [ˈgɑːˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for garpike [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw
[Old English gār spear + fish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.garfishgarfish - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
billfish, gar, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus
ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
genus Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
Translations
garfish [ˈgɑːˌfɪʃ] N (garfish or garfishes (pl)) → aguja f


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