Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gar

2 senses of gar

Sense 1
gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus -- (primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth)
       => ganoid, ganoid fish -- (primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)

Sense 2
needlefish, gar, billfish -- (elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters)
       => teleost fish, teleost, teleostan -- (a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei)