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garpike

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gar·pike  (gärpk)
n.
See gar1.
garpike [ˈgɑːˌpaɪk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called garfish 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 scales
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for garfish [2]
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Noun1.garpikegarpike - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
billfish, gar, garfish, Lepisosteus osseus
ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
genus Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars


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Once, she said, as she stood in shallow water in her high-necked, skirted, black bathing suit, a long-nosed garpike swam across her toes and startled her.
LANDSCAPE & MEMORY : On the death of my parents by Lynch, John A. / Commonweal
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