Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The garfish, Belone vulgaris: so called from the greenish color of its bones.
- noun 2. The eel-pout, Zoarces viviparus: also so called from the green color of its bones.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any garfish (Belone or Tylosurus).
- noun The European eelpout.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
garfish (Belone or Tylosurus). - noun The
European eelpout .
Etymologies
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green + bone, because the bones are green when boiled.
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