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Noun: garfish  'gaa(r),fish
  1. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
    "The garfish's elongated body and sharp teeth make it an efficient predator";
    - gar, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus

Derived forms: garfishes

Type of: ganoid, ganoid fish

Part of: genus Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus

Encyclopedia: Garfish