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needlefish |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, acus}); -- called also {earl}, and {tanglefish}. b The garfish. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: needlefish n 1: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {gar}, {billfish}] 2: fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates [syn: {pipefish}]
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