gar

/gɑr/

/gɑ/

Other forms: gars

Definitions of gar

1. noun

   primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
   synonyms: Lepisosteus osseus, billfish, garfish, garpike

   type of:

   ganoid, ganoid fish

   primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
2. noun

   elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
   synonyms: billfish, needlefish

   types:

   timucu

   found in warm waters of western Atlantic

   type of:

   teleost, teleost fish, teleostan

   a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei