gar /ˈgɑr/
長嘴硬鱗魚
Gar n. Zool. (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 Zool., 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. To cause; to make. [Obs. or Scot.]
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gar
n 1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard
scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn:
garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus]
2: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with
long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: needlefish,
billfish]