gars

Meanings

Noun

• primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
• elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
• plural of gar
• Alternative form of garce (“unit of measure”).

Synonyms

billfish, gar, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus, needlefish