GARPIKE

gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus

(noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

garpike (plural garpikes or garpike)

A gar or garfish

(especially, US) A freshwater fish in the family Lepisosteidae.

(especially, UK) A saltwater fish in the family Belonidae.

Usage notes

• See usage notes at gar.

Source: Wiktionary


Gar" pike` or; Gar"pike`. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See under Gar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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