garfish
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Belone_belone1.jpg/220px-Belone_belone1.jpg)
Etymology
From Middle English garfysche, equivalent to gar (“spear”) + fish.
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.
- (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
Usage notes
- See usage notes at gar.
Synonyms
- (fish of family Belonidae): needlefish, long-nose, sea needle
- (fish of family Lepisosteidae): gar, garpike
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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- en:Holostean fish
- en:Beloniform fish