garfish
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Etymology
From Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), from gor (“spear”) + fisch (“fish”). Cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
garfish (plural garfishes or garfish)
- (especially UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- Synonyms: needlefish, long-nose, sea needle
- (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
Usage notes
- See usage notes at gar.
Alternative forms
Translations
fish of family Belonidae
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fish of family Lepisosteidae
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Further reading
garfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Belonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Lepisosteidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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