"needlefish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needlefish [plural], needlefishes [plural]
Etymology: needle + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|needle|fish}} needle + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|needlefish|+}} needlefish (plural needlefish or needlefishes)
  1. Slender fish, in the family Belonidae, usually found in shallow marine habitats. Wikipedia link: needlefish Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish Derived forms: Japanese needlefish, Mexican needlefish Related terms: garfish Translations (slender fish): морска игла (morska igla) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 鶴鱵 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹤𮬤 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹤鱵 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹤𮬤 (hèzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 楊枝魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 杨枝鱼 (yángzhīyú) (Chinese Mandarin), nokkakala (Finnish), aiguillette [feminine] (French), alcrique [masculine] (Galician), ზღვისქარიყლაპიასებრნი (zɣviskariq̇laṗiasebrni) (Georgian), Hornhecht [masculine] (German), ζαργάνα (zargána) [feminine] (Greek), snáthaid mhara [feminine] (Irish), 駄津 (datsu) (alt: ダツ) (Japanese), horngjel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), agulhão [masculine] (Portuguese), игла́-ры́ба (iglá-rýba) [feminine] (Russian), морска́я игла́ (morskája iglá) [feminine] (Russian), сарга́н (sargán) [masculine] (Russian), agujón [masculine] (Spanish), susuwi (Tagalog), lungi (Tagalog), zargana (Turkish), сарга́н (sarhán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), го́лка-ри́ба (hólka-rýba) [feminine] (Ukrainian), môr-nodwydd [feminine] (Welsh)

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