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
Word origin
contr. < garfish
Examples of 'gar' in a sentence
gar
Owen gingerly patted the top of Betty's head as if the goat were a gar that might take off his arm if he weren't careful.