gars

Variant of gar

gar definition

☆ gar (gär)

noun pl. gar or gars

  1. any of an order (Semionotiformes) of North American freshwater bony fishes having an elongated body covered with ganoid scales, a long beaklike snout, and many sharp teeth
  2. needlefish

Etymology: contr. < garfish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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