Meaning of NEEDLEFISH
Pronunciation: | | 'needl`fish
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
- [n] elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
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| Synonyms: | | billfish, gar, pipefish |
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| See Also: | | Belonidae, Cosmocampus profundus, deepwater pipefish, dwarf pipefish, family Belonidae, family Syngnathidae, sea horse, seahorse, Syngnathidae, Syngnathus hildebrandi, teleost, teleost fish, teleostan, timucu | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, or Syngnathus,
acus}); -- called also {earl}, and {tanglefish}.
(b) The garfish.
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