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Knochenhecht — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gar noun A long, slender freshwater fish with narrow, tooth-filled jaws, found mainly in North America.
  • garfish noun Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.

Senses

Knochenhecht is used for these senses in English:

  • gar (especially, US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
  • garfish (especially, US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

garfish — full definition

  1. noun Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  2. noun Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

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