greenbone

Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zool.)
   (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); -- called
       also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone},
       {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide},
       {sea needle}, and {sea pike}.
   (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus
       {Tylosurus}, of which one species ({T. marinus}) is
       common on the Atlantic coast. {T. Caribb[ae]us}, 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.
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Greenbone \Green"bone\, n. [So named because the bones are green
   when boiled.] (Zool.)
   (a) Any garfish ({Belone} or {Tylosurus}).
   (b) The European eelpout.
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for
       producing living young; -- called also {greenbone},
       {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American
       species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish},
       and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}.
       Both are edible, but of little value.
   (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
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