garfish

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), from gor (“spear”) + fisch (“fish”). Cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”). === Pronunciation === === 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. Synonyms: needlefish, long-nose, sea needle, common hornbeak, garpike (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae. Synonyms: gar, garpike ==== Usage notes ==== See usage notes at gar. ==== Alternative forms ==== gar-fish ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== garfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Belonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Lepisosteidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === ghafirs, ragfish