garfish

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (Ireland, UK, especially) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
2. (Canada, US, especially) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

Sinonieme

garpike

gar

billfish

needlefish

greenbone

Lepisosteus osseus

gar-fish

piper

halfbeaks

mackerel guide

needlenose

saury pike

belone

soury

spear

billfish garpike

saury

sea needle

Vertalings

orphie

aguja

peixe-agulha

Hornhecht

aguglia

pez aguja

geep

aguglie

aiguille de mer

bécassine

agora

costardella

orphie commune

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: garfysche

In summary

From Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), from gor (“spear”) + fisch (“fish”). Cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”).