needlefish









needlefish


noun, plural (especially collectively) nee·dle·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) nee·dle·fish·es.

  1. any fish of the family Belonidae, of warm seas and coastal fresh waters, having a sharp beak and needlelike teeth.
  2. a pipefish.

noun plural -fish or -fishes

  1. any ferocious teleost fish of the family Belonidae of warm and tropical regions, having an elongated body and long toothed jaws
  2. another name for pipefish
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