"garfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-garfish.wav Forms: garfishes [plural], garfish [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English garfysche, equivalent to gar (“spear”) + fish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|garfysche}} Middle English garfysche, {{compound|en|gar|fish|t1=spear}} gar (“spear”) + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|garfish}} garfish (plural garfishes or garfish)
  1. (especially UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone. Tags: Ireland, UK, especially Synonyms: needlefish, long-nose, sea needle Translations (fish of family Belonidae): কঁকিলা (kõkila) (Assamese), কঁকিলা মাছ (kõkila mas) (Assamese), chínfanu (Asturian), aguya (Asturian), akula (Basque), зарган (zargan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), agulla [feminine] (Catalan), 長嘴硬鱗魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 长嘴硬鳞鱼 (cháng zuǐyìng línyú) (Chinese Mandarin), garek (Cornish), garek [masculine] (Cornish), nokkakala (Finnish), orphie [feminine] (French), agulla [feminine] (Galician), chandarme [masculine] (Galician), ზღვისქარიყლაპიასებრნი (zɣviskariq̇laṗiasebrni) (Georgian), Hornhecht [feminine] (German), ζαργάνα (zargána) [feminine] (Greek), corr uaine [feminine] (Irish), ronnach Spáinneach [masculine] (Irish), spéirlint fharraige [feminine] (Irish), spéirlint mhara [feminine] (Irish), ガーフィッシュ (gāfisshu) (Japanese), hangenge (Maori), takeke (Maori), orfi [Guernsey, Jersey, masculine] (Norman), horngjel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hornfisċ [masculine] (Old English), belona [feminine] (Polish), peixe-agulha [masculine] (Portuguese), zărgan [masculine] (Romanian), țipar-de-mare [masculine] (Romanian), știucă-de-mare [feminine] (Romanian), сарга́н (sargán) [masculine] (Russian), aguja [feminine] (Spanish), haba (Tagalog), isang-haba (Tagalog), zargana (Turkish), сарга́н (sarhán) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-garfish-en-noun-aQgs4A29 Categories (other): British English, Irish English Disambiguation of 'fish of family Belonidae': 70 30
  2. (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae. Tags: Canada, US, especially Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish, Holostean fish Synonyms: gar, garpike Translations (fish of family Lepisosteidae): luuhauki (Finnish), Knochenhecht [masculine] (German), па́нцирник (páncirnik) [masculine] (Russian), па́нцирная щу́ка (páncirnaja ščúka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-garfish-en-noun-DfdWm2Ed Disambiguation of Beloniform fish: 37 63 Disambiguation of Holostean fish: 37 63 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'fish of family Lepisosteidae': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gar-fish

Inflected forms

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        "Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone."
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      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "kõkila",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "কঁকিলা"
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      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "কঁকিলা মাছ"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "chínfanu"
    },
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "aguya"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "akula"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zargan",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зарган"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agulla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "長嘴硬鱗魚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cháng zuǐyìng línyú",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "长嘴硬鳞鱼"
    },
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      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "garek"
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    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "garek"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "nokkakala"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "agulla"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "ზღვისქარიყლაპიასებრნი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hornhecht"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zargána",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζαργάνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "corr uaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ronnach Spáinneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spéirlint fharraige"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spéirlint mhara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gāfisshu",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "ガーフィッシュ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "hangenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "takeke"
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    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
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        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "horngjel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hornfisċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "belona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peixe-agulha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zărgan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "țipar-de-mare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "știucă-de-mare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sargán",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сарга́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aguja"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "haba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "isang-haba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "word": "zargana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sarhán",
      "sense": "fish of family Belonidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сарга́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fish of family Lepisosteidae",
      "word": "luuhauki"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fish of family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Knochenhecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "páncirnik",
      "sense": "fish of family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "па́нцирник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "páncirnaja ščúka",
      "sense": "fish of family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "па́нцирная щу́ка"
    }
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}

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