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. See garpike
   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

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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