needlefish

N1E1E1D2L1E1F4I1S1H4
/ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/

noun

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

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garbillfishpipefish
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Meanings

nounneedlefish (plural needlefish or needlefishes)

plural needlefishes

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounelongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters

Similar
garbillfish
Broader
teleost fishteleostteleostan

nounfish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates

Similar
pipefish
Broader
teleost fishteleostteleostan
Also see
billfishgargarfishpipefish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From needle + fish.

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Translations

Bulgarian морска игла
  • морска игла (morska igla)slender fish
Chinese Mandarin 鶴鱵 /鹤𮬤, 鹤鱵
  • 鶴鱵 /鹤𮬤slender fish
  • 鹤鱵 (hèzhēn)slender fish
  • 楊枝魚 /杨枝鱼 (yángzhīyú)slender fish
Finnish nokkakala
  • nokkakalaslender fish
French aiguillette
  • aiguilletteslender fish
German Hornhecht
  • Hornhechtslender fish
Greek ζαργάνα, βελονίδα
  • ζαργάνα (zargána)slender fish
  • βελονίδα (velonída)slender fish
Irish snáthaid mhara
  • snáthaid mharaslender fish
Japanese 駄津
  • 駄津 (datsu)slender fish
Norwegian Bokmål horngjel
  • horngjelslender fish
Polish belona
  • belonaslender fish
Portuguese agulhão
  • agulhãoslender fish
Russian игла́-ры́ба, морска́я игла́
  • игла́-ры́ба (iglá-rýba)slender fish
  • морска́я игла́ (morskája iglá)slender fish
  • сарга́н (sargán)slender fish
Spanish agujón
  • agujónslender fish
Tagalog suswi, lungi
  • suswislender fish
  • lungislender fish
Turkish zargana
  • zarganaslender fish
Ukrainian сарга́н, го́лка-ри́ба
  • сарга́н (sarhán)slender fish
  • го́лка-ри́ба (hólka-rýba)slender fish
Welsh môr-nodwydd
  • môr-nodwyddslender fish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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