Meaning of GAR
| Pronunciation: | | gâr
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- [n] elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- [n] primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
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| | Synonyms: | | billfish, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus, needlefish |
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| | See Also: | | Belonidae, family Belonidae, ganoid, ganoid fish, genus Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus, teleost, teleost fish, teleostan, timucu | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gar\, n. [Prob. AS. g[=a]r dart, spear, lance. The name is
applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body
and pointed head. Cf. {Goad}, {Gore}, v.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any slender marine fish of the genera {Belone} and
{Tylosurus}. See {Garfish}.
(b) The gar pike. See {Alligator gar} (under {Alligator}),
and {Gar pike}.
{Gar pike}, or {Garpike} (Zo["o]l.), a large, elongated
ganoid fish of the genus {Lepidosteus}, of several
species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and
tropical America.
\Gar\, v. t. [Of Scand. origin. See {Gear}, n.]
To cause; to make. [Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser.
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