(ש"ע) דג החנית, שמם של מספר סוגי דגים בעלי חרטום ארוך בצורת חנית

n. any of the many species of fish that have long needle-shaped snouts

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Noun
1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
(synonym) gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus
(hypernym) ganoid, ganoid fish
(member-holonym) Lepisosteus, genus Lepisosteus
2. giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
(hypernym) scombroid, scombroid fish
(hyponym) marlin, spearfish
(member-holonym) Istiophoridae, family Istiophoridae
3. slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
(synonym) saury, Scomberesox saurus
(hypernym) teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
(member-holonym) Scomberesox, genus Scomberesox, Scombresox, genus Scombresox
4. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
(synonym) needlefish, gar
(hypernym) teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
(hyponym) timucu
(member-holonym) Belonidae, family Belonidae

(n.)
The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish.
  

(n.)
The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus).
  

(n.)
The garfish (Tylosurus, Belone, longirostris) and allied species.
  

(n.)
The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
  

(n.)
A name applied to several distinct fishes
  

s. seilfisk, enhver av en rekke fisker som har lange nålformede snuter