garfish

Etymology

From Middle English garfysche, equivalent to gar (“spear”) + fish.

noun

  1. (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.
  2. (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

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