needlefish

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needlefish

  • /ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/

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From needle + fish.

noun needlefish · needlefishes

  1. Any of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.

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noun slender fish

Españolagujón
日本語駄津 datsu
中文鶴鱵 /鹤𮬤, 鹤鱵 hèzhēn, 楊枝魚 /杨枝鱼 yángzhīyú
Portuguêsagulhão
Françaisaiguillette
DeutschHornhecht
Ελληνικάζαργάνα zargána, βελονίδα velonída
Русскийигла́-ры́ба iglá-rýba, морска́я игла́ morskája iglá, сарга́н sargán

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@misc{needlefish_2026,
  title = {needlefish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/needlefish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}