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单词 needlefish
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Definition of needlefish in English:

needlefish

nounPlural needlefishes ˈniːd(ə)lfɪʃˈnidlˌfɪʃ
  • Any of a number of long, slender fish with elongated beaklike jaws containing sharply pointed teeth.

    Also called garfish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ubiquitous fusiliers massed by the thousand, with blue triggers, dozens of needlefish and swarms of other smaller reef fish.
    • Flyingfishes are nested within halfbeaks, and sauries are nested within needlefishes.
    • For example, the long jaws of gar and needlefish arose independently and give these disparate taxa the most velocity specialized mandibles yet measured in fishes.
    • The phylogenetic position of needlefishes relative to halfbeaks fits his prediction.
    • As juveniles, these fish compete with needlefishes and small snapper for food.
 
 

Definition of needlefish in US English:

needlefish

nounˈnidlˌfɪʃˈnēdlˌfiSH
  • Any of a number of long, slender fish with elongated beaklike jaws containing sharply pointed teeth.

    Also called garfish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flyingfishes are nested within halfbeaks, and sauries are nested within needlefishes.
    • The phylogenetic position of needlefishes relative to halfbeaks fits his prediction.
    • For example, the long jaws of gar and needlefish arose independently and give these disparate taxa the most velocity specialized mandibles yet measured in fishes.
    • Ubiquitous fusiliers massed by the thousand, with blue triggers, dozens of needlefish and swarms of other smaller reef fish.
    • As juveniles, these fish compete with needlefishes and small snapper for food.
 
 
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