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garpike
gar·pike G0048100 (gär′pīk′)n.1. A needlefish (Belone belone) of marine and brackish waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.2. See gar1.garpike (ˈɡɑːˌpaɪk) n1. (Animals) Also called: garfish or gar any primitive freshwater elongated bony fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North and Central America, having very long toothed jaws and a body covering of thick scales2. (Animals) another name for garfish2gar (gɑr)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) gar, (esp. for kinds or species) gars. 1. Also called garfish , garpike. any long-jawed freshwater ganoid fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America. 2. needlefish (def. 1). [1755–65, Amer.; shortened form of garfish] gar. garage. G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  garpike - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teethbillfish, gar, garfish, Lepisosteus osseusganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny coveringgenus Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars |
EncyclopediaSeegargarpike
Synonyms for garpikenoun primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teethSynonyms- billfish
- gar
- garfish
- Lepisosteus osseus
Related Words- ganoid
- ganoid fish
- genus Lepisosteus
- Lepisosteus
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