Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from gar + fish (n.).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: gar , garpike , billfish , Lepisosteus osseus ] [also: garfishes (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The garfish ( Belone belone ), or sea needle , is a pelagic , oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Atlantic , the Mediterranean Sea , Caribbean Sea and the Baltic Sea .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See Gar , n.] (Zo["o]l.) A European marine fish ( Belone vulgaris ); -- called also gar , gerrick , greenback , greenbone , gorebill , hornfish , longnose , mackerel guide , sea needle , and sea pike . One of several species of ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any fish of the needlefish family ''(taxlink Belonidae family noshow=1)'', with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species (taxlink Belone belone species noshow=1). 2 Any North or Central American fish of the family ...