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Definition of Gar

1. Noun. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.

2. Noun. Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters.

Definition of Gar

1. n. Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus. See Garfish.

2. v. t. To cause; to make.

Definition of Gar

1. to cause or compel [v GARRED, GARRING, GARS]

Medical Definition of Gar

1. Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus. See Garfish. The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike. Gar pike, or Garpike, a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus Lepidosteus, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America. Origin: Prob. AS. Gar dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. Goad, Gore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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