garfish
3 synonyms for garfish, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long, thin fish with narrow, needle-like jaws, found especially in European waters.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), made up of gor (“spear”) and fisch (“fish”). It is cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”).
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