n., pl., garfish, or -fish·es.
See gar1 (sense 2).
[Middle English : gare, spear (from Old English gār) + fish, fish; see fish.]
Dictionary:
gar·fish (gär'fĭsh')
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
Synonyms: gar, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
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