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Definition of Needlefish

1. Noun. Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters.

2. Noun. Fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates.

Definition of Needlefish

1. n. The European great pipefish (Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, acus); -- called also earl, and tanglefish.

Definition of Needlefish

1. Noun. Slender fish, in the family Belonidae, usually found in shallow marine habitats. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Needlefish

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Medical Definition of Needlefish

1. The European great pipefich (Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, acus). Synonym: earl, and tanglefish. The garfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Needlefish

needle time needle valve needle valves needle wood needlebook needlebooks needlebush needlecase needlecases needlecord

needlecraft needlecrafter needlecrafters needlecrafts needled needlefish (current term) needlefishes needleful needlelace needleless

needlelike needlenose needlenose pliers needlenosed pliers needlepoint needlepoints needler needlers needles needless

Literary usage of Needlefish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"... needlefish were the most ubiquitous remains, followed by jacks/trevallies. emperors, then groupers. Other fishes represented included requiem sharks, ..."

2. Under Heaven's Brow: Pre-Christian Religious Tradition in Chuuk by Ward Hunt Goodenough (2002)
"... associated taboo (piin] needlefish (taak(, ... a kind of crab, certain bananas (K) needlefish (taak and fana(, ..."

3. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"The reference to the possible needlefish (California needlefish = Strongylura exilis) is interesting because the northern distribution limit for this ..."

4. Where, When, and how to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida by William H. Gregg, John Gardner (1902)
"They will take a troll. Non-edible. Illustration. Page. needlefish ... 308 715 needlefish; "D- 21 to 24; A. 22 to 24; scales, 350. ..."

5. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"See needlefish, and Plate of needlefish, PIKES, ETC. (2) A dogfish. HOUND, HOUNDING. A hound is a dog employed in the chase; specifically, in England, ..."

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