Garfish
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Garfish is a noun meaning (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
Meaning
(especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- garfishes
- gar-fish
Synonyms for garfish
Depending on context, synonyms include needlefish, long-nose, garpike, gar, billfish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include billfish, garpike, gar, needlefish, belonid, hornfish.
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