garfish

[ gahr-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) gar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gar·fish·es.

1. gar ¹.

garfish

/ ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. another name for garpike
2. an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes
3. any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of garfish¹

1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English gār spear

Word History and Origins

Origin of garfish¹

Old English gār spear + fish

Example Sentences

So when he hawked a bloody loogie, spit it into the swampy water and a garfish leaped up and ate it, I decided I had had enough.

From Los Angeles Times

The fossilized skull of a giant predatory fish from Kansas is valued at $20,000, while a fossil garfish is valued at $18,000.

From Washington Times

We made garfish egg patties and deep-fried whitebait in fine polenta.

From The Guardian

I was hooked on SecondLine Arts and Antiques the moment I spotted the necklace of raccoon vertebrae and beaded garfish scales.

From Washington Post

They looked like garfish or brilliant white light.

From Literature