Definition of GARFISH

garfish

Meanings

Plural: garfish, garfishes

Noun

  • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
  • Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  • Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), from gor (“spear”) + fisch (“fish”). Cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”).

Synonyms

billfish, gar, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus, long-nose, needlefish, sea needle

Scrabble Score: 14

garfish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
garfish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
garfish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

garfish is a valid Words With Friends word