gar

Noun
  1. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth (synset 102644009)
    is a type of: ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
    belongs to: genus lepisosteus, lepisosteus - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
    same as: billfish, garfish, garpike, lepisosteus osseus
  2. Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws;
    Abundant in coastal waters (synset 102552620)
    is a type of: teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
    subtypes: timucu - found in warm waters of western Atlantic
    belongs to: belonidae, family belonidae - ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
    same as: billfish, needlefish

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