gar-fish
21fish — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, Chinook salmon, G, G note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, alewife, alligator gar, amber jack, anchovy, angel fish, angle, anguille, archerfish, argusfish, babe, bait the… …
22Gar pike — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… …
23Fish anatomy — The anatomy of fish is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than air does. Body (1) operculum (gill cover), (2)… …
24gar — /ga/ (say gah) noun (plural gar or gars) 1. a seawater fish, Rhamphistoma belone, of the North Atlantic, having both jaws prolonged into a beak. 2. a predacious fish of the genus Lepisosteus (including several species, all of North American fresh …
25gar — [[t]gɑr[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)gar, (esp. for kinds or species)gars. 1) ich Also called garfish,garpike any long jawed freshwater ganoid fish of the genus Lepisosteus of North America. 2) ich needlefish 1) • Etymology: 1755–65, amer.;… …
26gar — 1) a member of the family Lepisosteidae, from the Old English spear in allusion to the elongate jaws 2) slime on fish (Scottish dialect). Also spelled garr, gaar, gare and garro …
27gar — noun /ɡɑː/ Any of several fish, of the family Lepisosteidae, that have long, narrow jaws; garfish …
28horn-fish — n. Greenbone, sea needle, gar pike, gar fish, sea pike, long nose, gore bill, sword fish, mackerel guide, horn pike (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris) …
29sword-fish — n. Gar fish, horn fish, sea needle, gar pike, sea pike, long nose, gore bill, snook, mackerel guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris) …
30Alligator gar — Taxobox name = Alligator gar image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Lepisosteiformes familia = Lepisosteidae genus = Atractosteus species = A. spatula binomial = Atractosteus spatula binomial… …
