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GARFISH
gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
(noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
garfish (plural garfishes or garfish)
(especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
(especially, US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
Usage notes
• See usage notes at gar.
Synonyms
• (fish of family Belonidae): needlefish, long-nose, sea needle
• (fish of family Lepisosteidae): gar, garpike
Source: Wiktionary
Gar"fish`, n. Etym: [See Gar, n.] (Zoöl.) (a) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike. (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbæus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; - - called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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