Garfish

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  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In Australasia, Tylosurus ferox, called in Sydney ‘long Tom’; Hemiramphus intermedius;, a river-fish, H. regularis, of the family Hemiramphidæ.
  • noun. A fish with a long snout or beak resulting from a spear-like prolongation of the jaws; a bill-fish; a gar.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike.
  • noun. One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbæus, 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  • noun. Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
  • Word Usage
    "Known for his wizardly approach to seafood, Mr. Lazarou is one of the first chefs to use less expensive fish like the lanky monkfish and the long, ungainly garfish to make a wealth of gourmet dishes such as monkfish with mastiha liquor cream from the Aegean island of Hios and braised garfish with fava bean mousse."
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