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garfishes

garfishes is the plural of garfish.

Meaning of garfish

Noun

garfish (plural garfishes or garfish)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    needlefish, long-nose, sea needle, common hornbeak, garpike
  2. (Canada, US, especially) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
    Synonyms:
    gar, garpike

Questions about garfishes

What is garfishes the plural of?
Garfishes is the plural of garfish.

Words near garfishes in the dictionary

  1. Garfield North
  2. Garfinkel
  3. Garfinkelian
  4. Garfinkels
  5. garfish
  6. garfishes
  7. Garforth
  8. Garfunkel
  9. garg
  10. gargalesis
  11. gargalesthesia

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