gar

/gɑr/
/gɑ/
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Other forms: gars

Definitions of gar
  1. noun
    primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
    synonyms: Lepisosteus osseus, billfish, garfish, garpike
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    type of:
    ganoid, ganoid fish
    primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
  2. noun
    elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
    synonyms: billfish, needlefish
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    types:
    timucu
    found in warm waters of western Atlantic
    type of:
    teleost, teleost fish, teleostan
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
Pronunciation
US
/gɑr/
UK
/gɑ/
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