garfish
[ gahr-fish ]
/ ˈgɑrˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) gar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gar·fish·es.
gar1.
Origin of garfish
1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English
gār spear
Words nearby garfish
gareth,
garfield,
garfield heights,
garfield mountain,
garfield, james a.,
garfish,
garfunkel,
garg.,
garganey,
gargantua,
gargantuan
Example sentences from the Web for garfish
The anacondas and alligators and snapping turtles and garfish with teeth sharp as sharks?
The Peril Finders |George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for garfish
garfish
/ (ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
another name for garpike (def. 1)
an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes
any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw
Word Origin for garfish
Old English
gār spear +
fish