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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