HyperDic: gar

English > 2 senses of the word gar:
NOUNanimalgar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseusprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
animalgar, needlefish, billfishelongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws
gar > pronunciation
Soundsgaa'r
RhymesAdar ... Zanzibar: 81 rhymes with aar...
English > gar: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningPrimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Synonymsgarfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
Member ofLepisosteus, genus Lepisosteustype genus of the Lepisosteidae
Broaderganoid, ganoid fishPrimitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Spanishgarpike, lepisosteiformes
Catalanagulla, garpike, lepisosteïforme
English > gar: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningelongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters.
Synonymsneedlefish, billfish
Member ofBelonidae, family Belonidaeferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
NarrowertimucuFound in warm waters of western Atlantic
Broaderteleost fish, teleost, teleostanA bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
Spanishagujón, belonidae

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