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needlefish
(encz) | needlefish, n: |
needlefish
(gcide) | 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. Caribb[ae]us, 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.
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Needlefish
(gcide) | Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The European great pipefish (Siphostoma acus or
Syngnathus acus); -- called also earl, and
tanglefish.
(b) The garfish.
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needlefish
(wn) | needlefish
n 1: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with
long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn:
needlefish, gar, billfish]
2: fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony
plates [syn: pipefish, needlefish] |
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Needlefish
(gcide) | 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. Caribb[ae]us, 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]Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The European great pipefish (Siphostoma acus or
Syngnathus acus); -- called also earl, and
tanglefish.
(b) The garfish.
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