As nouns the difference between paddlefish and garfish
is that paddlefish is any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle while garfish is any fish of the needlefish family family: Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species species: Belone belone.
paddlefish
English
Noun
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wikipedia paddlefish)
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en-noun)
Any of several primitive fish, of the family (l), that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
Derived terms
* (American paddlefish)
* Chinese paddlefish
garfish
Noun
(en-noun)
Any fish of the needlefish family .
Any North or Central American fish of the family .
Synonyms
* (fish of family Belonidae) needlefish, long-nose
* (fish of family Lepisosteidae) gar, garpike