needlefish (redirected from needlefishes)

nee·dle·fish  (ndl-fsh)

n. pl. needlefish or nee·dle·fish·es

1. Any of several marine fishes of the family Belonidae, having slender bodies, needlelike teeth, and narrow jaws.

2. Any of various other fishes, such as the pipefish, having projecting jaws.

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needlefish [ˈniːd^əlˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any ferocious teleost fish of the family Belonidae of warm and tropical regions, having an elongated body and long toothed jaws

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for pipefish

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	needlefish - elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters gar, billfish teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei Belonidae, family Belonidae - ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars timucu - found in warm waters of western Atlantic
	2.	needlefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates pipefish family Syngnathidae, Syngnathidae - pipefishes dwarf pipefish, Syngnathus hildebrandi - small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast Cosmocampus profundus, deepwater pipefish - a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western Caribbean sea horse, seahorse - small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei