"hornfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hornfishes [plural], hornfish [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hornfisc. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|hornfisc}} Old English hornfisc Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} hornfish (plural hornfishes or hornfish)
  1. A garfish or sea needle.
    Sense id: en-hornfish-en-noun-0np~gI2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Beloniform fish

Inflected forms

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