gar
1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth • Syn: garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus • Hypernyms: ganoid, ganoid fish • Member Holonyms: Lepisosteus, genus Lepisosteus 2. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters • Syn: needlefish, billfish • Hypernyms: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan • Hyponyms: timucu • Member Holonyms: Belonidae, family Belonidae
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