Added 10 October 2026 needlefish /ˈniː.dəl.fɪʃ/ noun Categories: AnimalsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about needlefish at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters. Fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates. Origin From needle + fish. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: billfishpipefishgargarsgarfishbelonidbeloniformeel-blennyfilefishbandfishbonefishtilefish Back to today's word