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garfish.

Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.

    Ireland · UK · especially
  2. Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

    Canada · US · especially
Where this word comes from

From Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), from gor (“spear”) + fisch (“fish”). Cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”).

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