noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.
2. 2
   fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates wordnet
3. 3
   elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

billfishgarpipefish

Etymology

From needle + fish.