HyperDic: lepisosteus_osseus

English > 1 sense of the expression Lepisosteus osseus:
NOUNanimalLepisosteus osseus, gar, garfish, garpike, billfishprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
English > Lepisosteus osseus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningPrimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Synonymsgar, garfish, garpike, billfish
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

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