gar-fish
1gar|fish — «GAHR FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. 1. = gar. (Cf. ↑gar) 2. = needlefish. (Cf. ↑needlefish) ╂[Middle English garfish < gar, Old English gār spear + …
2gar-fish — n. Greenbone, horn fish, sea needle, gar pike, sea pike, long nose, gore bill, sword fish, mackerel guide, snook (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris) …
3Gar — Taxobox name = Gar regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Lepisosteiformes familia = Lepisosteidae subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Atractosteus spatula Atractosteus tristoechus Atractosteus tropicus… …
4gar — Garfish Gar fish , n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); called also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone}, {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide}, {sea needle}, and {sea pike}. (b) One… …
5gar-pike — n. See gar fish …
6Fish — are aquatic vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously cold blooded), covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Fish are abundant in the sea and in fresh water, with species being …
7Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …
8Gar — Gar, n. [Prob. AS. g[=a]r dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. {Goad}, {Gore}, v.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any slender marine fish of the genera {Belone} and {Tylosurus}. See… …
9Gar pike — Gar Gar, n. [Prob. AS. g[=a]r dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. {Goad}, {Gore}, v.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any slender marine fish of the genera {Belone} and {Tylosurus}. See …
10Gar (disambiguation) — Gar may refer to:* Gar, a North American freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae. It may also be used to describe certain other fish of similar shape, including: **Needlefish such as Belone belone **Pike characins such as Ctenolucius hujeta… …
