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garfish
[ gahr-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) gar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gar·fish·es.
garfish
/ ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ /
noun
- another name for garpike
- an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes
- any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw
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Word History and Origins
Origin of garfish1
1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English gār spear
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Word History and Origins
Origin of garfish1
Old English gār spear + fish
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Example Sentences
He was a lank, bony garfish of a man, with a white goatee aggressively protruding from his lower lip.
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The anacondas and alligators and snapping turtles and garfish with teeth sharp as sharks?
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