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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
Noun
1. a freshwater fish with a long body and very long toothed jaws
2. a sea fish with similar characteristics
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


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