(1):
(n.) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; - called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.
(2):
(n.) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); - called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike.