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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GARFISH

Old English gār spear + fish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GARFISH

garfish  [ˈɡɑːˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARFISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Garfish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GARFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

garfish

Garfish

The garfish, or sea needle, is a pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea.

Definition of garfish in the English dictionary

The definition of garfish in the dictionary is an elongated European marine teleost fish, Belone belone, with long toothed jaws: related to the flying fishes. Other definition of garfish is any of various marine or estuarine fish with a long needle-like lower jaw.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARFISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
bluefish
ˈbluːˌfɪʃ
boarfish
ˈbɔːˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
guitarfish
ɡɪˈtɑːˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
jewfish
ˈdʒuːˌfɪʃ
oarfish
ˈɔːˌfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
sawfish
ˈsɔːˌfɪʃ
scarfish
ˈskɑːˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
squawfish
ˈskwɔːˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARFISH

gardening tools
gardenless
gardens
garderobe
Gardiner
Gardner
gardyloo
gare
garefowl
Garfield
garganey
Gargantua
gargantuan
gargarise
gargarism
garget
gargety
gargle
gargler
gargoyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARFISH

anglerfish
archerfish
big fish
butterfish
dollarfish
drink like a fish
dwarfish
fish
Golden Starfish
oafish
overfish
selfish
serfish
silverfish
spearfish
stockfish
suckerfish
triggerfish
unselfish
viperfish

Synonyms and antonyms of garfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «garfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARFISH

Find out the translation of garfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of garfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加菲什
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garfish
570 millions of speakers

English

garfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुंदर की मछली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخرمان سمك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сарган
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garfish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তারা-বান মাছবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orphie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garfish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hornhecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダツ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại cá đao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

garfish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गारफीश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zargana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aguglie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

belony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сарган
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

garfish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

garfish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

garfish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

garfish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of garfish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARFISH»

The term «garfish» is regularly used and occupies the 102.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARFISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «garfish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «garfish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about garfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARFISH»

Discover the use of garfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Complete Book of Fishing Baits & Rigs
how to use garfish the hook closest to the angler goes through the eye of the bait. Measuring the hooks against the bait is important so the gar is presented in a natural and life-like manner. Rigged garfish are used by anglers trolling for ...
Julie McEnally, Lawrie McEnally, 2007
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GPS Fishing Marks, Australia Wide
Locality Description Comments Latitude Longitude Onslow South Pepper Spanish mackerel, wahoo, barracuda, trevally, queenfish, tuna, sharks, whiting, mullet, garfish, mulloway 21 05 719 115 15859 Onslow Fairway Shoals Spanish  ...
Jim Harmon, 2010
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Ramblings of a Lowcountry Game Warden: A Memoir
He was sworn in and launched into a story claiming that when he brought out the rifle and began shooting it, he thought that he was shooting at a garfish. "An alligator gar," he said. He stated that he had never seen an alligator, so I must have ...
Ben McC. Moïse, 2008
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Fishing For Dummies
The large family of fish species found around the world and known in Australia as garfish or gar is well represented in local marine and estuary waters. A couple of species also occur in New Zealand, where they're commonly known as piper.
Steve Starling, 2010
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Field Guide to Seafood: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare ...
The sim ilar garfish (Belone belone) are longer and thinner. Locale and Sauries are found on both sides of the Atlantic; in Season: summer, they migrate far north to Norway. Garfish are in season in summer and early fall. Pacific sauries are in ...
Aliza Green, 2007
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Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food
GARFISH GRILLED WITH THYME, LIME, AND SUMAC The garfish is native to coastal and estuarine waters around Australia. Similar fish are found around the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a thin, bony fish that can be difficult to  ...
Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf, 1999
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Saha: レバノン・シリアの郷土料理レシピ集
SERVES 4 AS A STARTER GARFISH FILLETS COOKED IN VINE LEAVES WITH HALOUMI AND A CORIANDER-SHALLOT SALAD 8 vine leaves 8 garfish, whiting or any small whole white seawater fish Salt and pepper to taste Dried mint ...
Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf, 2007
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Southeastern Wildlife Cookbook
Joan Joyce Garfish The longnose garfish (Lepisosteus osseus) is a common denizen of coastal waters and an unused resource. Commonly considered trash fish, there is no commercial market for this species. When properly prepared ...
South Carolina Wildlife Magazine, 1989
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How to Catch Australia's Favourite Saltwater Fish: Salmon, ...
Salmon, Tailor, Bream, Flathead, Kingfish, Leatherjacket, Luderick, Drummer, Mulloway, Snapper, Trevally, Whiting Gary Brown. PILCHARD OR GARFISH RIGS Main line below: Tailor will work the gutters and washes where the beach abuts a ...
Gary Brown, 2011
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Tight Lines: Ten Years of the Yale Anglers' Journal
GITTIN'. MYSELF. A. GARFISH. Mark. Spitzer. Something there is in me that's just gotta git one. My bruised fishing ego is at stake. That's why I found myself taking my friend Kevin to the levee again. The day before, we were out there catching ...
Joseph Furia, Wyatt Golding, David Haltom, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARFISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garfish is used in the context of the following news items.
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St. Germain claims Junior Division
... and second-place sheepshead, including a 4.55-pound monster that drew oohs and aahs from the crowd Friday, and a second-place garfish ... «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»
2
IR&GC fishing rodeo heads into third and final day after many …
From left, Dusty Davis, Kim Romero, Dav Thibodeaux and Tim Viator pose next to the three big bull reds and huge garfish they rolled to the ... «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»
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SOLUNAR PREDICTIONS, SUN RISE / SUNSET TIMES AND TIDES …
The Woodman's Point jetty has been producing the usual herring, whiting and a few garfish. There are also reports of some very big squid ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
August Events at Vermilionville
This month, the United Houma Nation will be on site weaving baskets and making garfish jewelry and Spanish moss dolls throughout the day. Saturday, August ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
5
Local restaurants nominated for Metro Restaurant and Catering …
Source: News Corp Australia. Pizza: Hugos, Manly. Informal Seafood: Fish Cafe, Balgowlah; Garfish Manly. CATERING AWARD NOMINEES. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Iberia Rod and Gun Club to host 62nd annual saltwater rodeo at …
Inside and junior division categories include redfish, speckled trout, garfish, drum, white trout, flounder, sheepshead, croaker and slot redfish. «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
7
Gotta Find Clean Water
We shot a big garfish and a huge sheepshead then went looking for redfish. I tried Lost Lake and Lery but water was filthy. I came back to ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
8
Man of the swamp
“I don't like feeding garfish,” Broussard snorted. He targets the Atchafalaya Basin's larger bayous because they all have good water currents. «Louisiana Sportsman, Jun 15»
9
Weigh-in: Boudreaux ready
Garfish. Especially when they bring them in and they're still alive. When they come in with those big ones, 4- or 5-footers, you know,” it's tough, ... «The Daily Iberian, Jun 15»
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Restaurant review: Chianti
The menu was still in its final stage of development at the time of this tasting, so the garfish ($36.90) layered on celeriac puree and paired with ... «InDaily, Jun 15»

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