"needlefish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needlefish [plural], needlefishes [plural]
Etymology: From needle + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|needle|fish}} needle + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|*|+}} needlefish (plural needlefish or needlefishes)
  1. Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats. Related terms: garfish Coordinate_terms (beloniform fishes): ricefish (english: Adrianichthyidae), flyingfish (english: Exocoetidae), halfbeak (english: Hemiramphidae), suaries (english: Scomberesocidae), viviparous halfbeak (english: Zenarchopteridae) Translations (slender fish): chínfanu (Asturian), aguya (Asturian), морска игла (morska igla) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 鶴鱵 /鹤𮬤 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹤鱵 (hèzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 楊枝魚 /杨枝鱼 (yángzhīyú) (Chinese Mandarin), nokkakala (Finnish), aiguillette [feminine] (French), alcrique [masculine] (Galician), ზღვისქარიყლაპიასებრნი (zɣviskariq̇laṗiasebrni) (Georgian), Hornhecht [masculine] (German), ζαργάνα (zargána) [feminine] (Greek), βελονίδα (velonída) [feminine] (Greek), snáthaid mhara [feminine] (Irish), 駄津 (datsu) (alt: ダツ) (Japanese), മുരൽ (mural) (Malayalam), 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), suswi (Tagalog), lungi (Tagalog), zargana (Turkish), сарга́н (sarhán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), го́лка-ри́ба (hólka-rýba) [feminine] (Ukrainian), môr-nodwydd [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-needlefish-en-noun-LuvKUEYP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Georgian terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian 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 Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Ukrainian terms with redundant script codes, Beloniform fish Derived forms: Agujon needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus acus), Amazonian needlefish (taxonomic: Pseudotylosurus angusticeps), Annobon needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone annobonensis), Atlantic needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura marina), Baja California needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone pteruna), Bennet's needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone platyura), black-backed needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus melanotus), California needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura exilis), Cape needlefish (taxonomic: Petalichthys capensis), Cape Verde needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone lovii), Colombian River needlefish (taxonomic: Potamorrhaphis petersi), Datsu needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura anastomella), Eastern Atlantic needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus rafale), Eigenmann's needlefish (taxonomic: Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni), flat needlefish (taxonomic: Ablennes hians), freshwater needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura fluviatilis), Guianan needlefish (taxonomic: Potamorrhaphis guianensis), imperial needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus imperialis), Indochinese needlefish (taxonomic: Xenentodon canciloides), Japanese needlefish (taxonomic: Hyporhamphus sajori), Jurua needlefish (taxonomic: Potamorrhaphis kabiata), keel-jawed needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus spp.), keel-tailed needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone argalus), Maya needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura hubbsi), Mexican needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus fodiator), mirror needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone platura), Orinoco needlefish (taxonomic: Pseudotylosurus microps), Pacific needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus pacificus), redfin needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura notata), Red Sea needlefish (taxonomic: Tylosurus choram), reef needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura incisa), riverine needlefish (taxonomic: Belonion apodion), St. Helena needlefish (taxonomic: Platybelone trachura), Senegal needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura senegalensis), shoulderspot needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura scapularis), stream needlefish (taxonomic: Belonion dibranchodon), Timucu needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura timucu), Urville's needlefish (taxonomic: Strongylura urvillii)

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Exocoetidae",
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          "taxonomic": "Platybelone platyura",
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          "taxonomic": "Tylosurus melanotus",
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          "word": "Colombian River needlefish"
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          "taxonomic": "Tylosurus imperialis",
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          "taxonomic": "Xenentodon canciloides",
          "word": "Indochinese needlefish"
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          "taxonomic": "Hyporhamphus sajori",
          "word": "Japanese needlefish"
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          "taxonomic": "Potamorrhaphis kabiata",
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          "taxonomic": "Tylosurus fodiator",
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          "word": "鶴鱵 /鹤𮬤"
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "word": "aiguillette"
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "word": "alcrique"
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "zɣviskariq̇laṗiasebrni",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "word": "ზღვისქარიყლაპიასებრნი"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Hornhecht"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "zargána",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ζαργάνα"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "velonída",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "βελονίδα"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "snáthaid mhara"
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          "alt": "ダツ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "datsu",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "word": "駄津"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "lang_code": "ml",
          "roman": "mural",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "word": "മുരൽ"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "horngjel"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "agulhão"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "iglá-rýba",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "игла́-ры́ба"
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          "roman": "morskája iglá",
          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "slender fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "agujón"
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          "sense": "slender fish",
          "word": "suswi"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
          "word": "lungi"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "sense": "slender fish",
          "word": "zargana"
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          "roman": "sarhán",
          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "word": "сарга́н"
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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          "word": "го́лка-ри́ба"
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          "sense": "slender fish",
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      "taxonomic": "Tylosurus acus",
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      "taxonomic": "Platybelone lovii",
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      "taxonomic": "Potamorrhaphis petersi",
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      "word": "Eastern Atlantic needlefish"
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      "taxonomic": "Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni",
      "word": "Eigenmann's needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ablennes hians",
      "word": "flat needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura fluviatilis",
      "word": "freshwater needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Potamorrhaphis guianensis",
      "word": "Guianan needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tylosurus imperialis",
      "word": "imperial needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Xenentodon canciloides",
      "word": "Indochinese needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Hyporhamphus sajori",
      "word": "Japanese needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Potamorrhaphis kabiata",
      "word": "Jurua needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tylosurus spp.",
      "word": "keel-jawed needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platybelone argalus",
      "word": "keel-tailed needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura hubbsi",
      "word": "Maya needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tylosurus fodiator",
      "word": "Mexican needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platybelone platura",
      "word": "mirror needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pseudotylosurus microps",
      "word": "Orinoco needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tylosurus pacificus",
      "word": "Pacific needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura notata",
      "word": "redfin needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tylosurus choram",
      "word": "Red Sea needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura incisa",
      "word": "reef needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Belonion apodion",
      "word": "riverine needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platybelone trachura",
      "word": "St. Helena needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura senegalensis",
      "word": "Senegal needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura scapularis",
      "word": "shoulderspot needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Belonion dibranchodon",
      "word": "stream needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura timucu",
      "word": "Timucu needlefish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Strongylura urvillii",
      "word": "Urville's needlefish"
    }
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From needle + fish.",
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    {
      "form": "needlefish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "needlefishes",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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        "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 Malayalam translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
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        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
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        "en:Beloniform fish"
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        "Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats."
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "chínfanu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "aguya"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "morska igla",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "морска игла"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "鶴鱵 /鹤𮬤"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "hèzhēn",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "鹤鱵"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "yángzhīyú",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "楊枝魚 /杨枝鱼"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "nokkakala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aiguillette"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alcrique"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "zɣviskariq̇laṗiasebrni",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "ზღვისქარიყლაპიასებრნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hornhecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "zargána",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζαργάνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "velonída",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βελονίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snáthaid mhara"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ダツ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "datsu",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "駄津"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "mural",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "മുരൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "horngjel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agulhão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "iglá-rýba",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "игла́-ры́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "morskája iglá",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "морска́я игла́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "sargán",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сарга́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agujón"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "suswi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "lungi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "word": "zargana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "sarhán",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сарга́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "hólka-rýba",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "го́лка-ри́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "slender fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "môr-nodwydd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "needlefish"
}

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