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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
garfish \gar"fish`\, n. see gar, n. 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. caribbaeus, 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.
1913 webster
see also:
gar belone vulgaris gar gerrick greenback greenbone
gorebill hornfish longnose mackerel guide sea needle
sea pike tylosurus t. marinus t. caribbaeus t. crassus
needlefish
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
garfish
n : primitive predaceous north american fish covered with hard
scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth syn:
gar, garpike, billfish, lepisosteus osseus
also: garfishes pl
see also:
gar garpike billfish lepisosteus osseus garfishes
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