Garpike

Garpike: Gar Gar, n. [Prob. AS. g[=a]r dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. {Goad}, {Gore}, v.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any slender marine fish of the genera {Belone} and {Tylosurus}. See {Garfish}. (b) The gar pike. See {Alligator gar} (under {Alligator}), and {Gar pike}. [1913 Webster]
{Gar pike}, or {Garpike} (Zo["o]l.), a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus {Lepidosteus}, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America. [1913 Webster]

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garpike — ☆ garpike [gär′pīk΄ ] n. GAR … English World dictionary
Garpike — Gar pike Gar pike or Garpike Gar pike (Zo[ o]l.) See under {Gar}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garpike — ilgasnukė kaimanžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Lepisosteus osseus angl. billfish; common; garpike; long nosed gar rus. длиннорылый панцирник ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ilgasnukės kaimanžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
garpike hornfish — paprastoji vėjažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Belone belone angl. flat needlefish; garfish; garpike hornfish; greenbone rus. европейский сарган; обыкновенный сарган ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
garpike — noun Date: 1776 gar b … New Collegiate Dictionary
garpike — /gahr puyk /, n. gar1. [1770 80; formed after GARFISH] * * * … Universalium
garpike — noun gar; garfish … Wiktionary
garpike — noun another term for garfish … English new terms dictionary
garpike — gar•pike [[t]ˈgɑrˌpaɪk[/t]] n. ich gar 1) • Etymology: 1770–80; formed after garfish … From formal English to slang
garpike — /ˈgapaɪk/ (say gahpuyk) noun → gar …

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