long-nose

noun

The needlefish, garfish.

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Meanings

nounlong-nose (plural long-noses)

plural long-noses

  1. The needlefish, garfish.

    I liked the long-nose better. The English are funny about the long-nose; or orfi, as we call it. They say it is poison because it got green bones.

    1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 15

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
garfish
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APA

long-nose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-nose

MLA

“long-nose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-nose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-nose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-nose.

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