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Fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
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needlefish
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Needlefish ( family Belonidae ) or Long Tom are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish , and freshwater environments (e.g., Strongylura ...
Wiktionary
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n. Slender fish, in the family ''(taxlink Belonidae family noshow=1)'', usually found in shallow marine habitats.
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: gar , billfish ] fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates [syn: pipefish ] [also: needlefishes (pl)]
Usage examples of needlefish.
A pair of transluscent needlefish crisscrossed the creek, their gemstone eyes searching for minnows.
The Nagamar was telling Usoq to turn himself and his boat about and get out so fast he set his tail on fire, and if he didn't he could feed the needlefish in the mud below.