garfish
[
gahr
-fish]
/ˈgɑrˌfɪʃ/
noun
,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
garfish
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
garfishes.
1.
gar
1
.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English;
compare
Old English
gār
spear
Examples from the web for
garfish
Special exceptions apply to
garfish
, swordfish and tuna.
British Dictionary definitions for
garfish
garfish
/
ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-fish,
-fishes
1.
another name for
garpike
(sense 1)
2.
an elongated European marine teleost fish,
Belone belone,
with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes
3.
any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw
Word Origin
Old English
gār
spear +
fish
Word Origin and History for
garfish
n.
see
gar
+
fish
(n.).