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Definition: gerrick
Garfish
\Gar"fish`\, n. [See
Gar, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European marine fish (
Belone vulgaris); -- called
also
gar,
gerrick,
greenback,
greenbone,
gorebill,
hornfish,
longnose,
mackerel guide,
sea needle, and
sea pike.
(b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus
Tylosurus, of which one species (
T. marinus) is
common on the Atlantic coast.
T. Caribb[ae]us, a very
large species, and
T. crassus, are more southern; --
called also
needlefish. Many of the common names of the
European garfish are also applied to the American
species.
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